Starting a vegetable garden. On concrete.
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Can I use concrete blocks to border my vegetable garden?
Comments (2)The type of grass may still send runners that will show up in your garden. Typically after you have tilled, you can at least notice the new grass more quickly. You may just need to spend time weeding through that. At the spots where the concrete blocks are lieing, you may also want to remove the grass there, and then lay down weed blocker....See MoreMetro Atlanta Vegetable Gardeners Unite! Seed Starting/Direct Planting
Comments (1)I am a new-ish gardener and planted tomatoes in cups today to be transplanted to containers. I know I am getting a late start for transplanting but I did not have the tools to do indoor sowing. I would have probably planted 2 weeks ago but I saw the forecast for the cold front week and then there was the actual cold front. Even though I just planted tomatoes and will be planting peppers, eggplants, basil and cucumbers soon I have been quite busy with gardening related activities for cold weather crops like peas, lettuce, spinach, chard, brussels sprouts and other plants. The plants themselves are doing so-so, I don't know if I they are just slow because of the cooler weather or if I did something wrong. Since the weather is supposed to be mild for the next couple weeks hopefully the plants will take off and if they don't then my conclusion is going to be that something went wrong with the plants....See Moretime to start planning your 2018 vegetable garden !
Comments (2)For those of us in zone 5/6, I love my Crockett's Victory Garden books from Crockett's tv show filmed in Boston back in the 70s. I like the month by month guide to what to do in the garden. I've also learned a lot and like no till method of starting a bed using the Lasagna Gardening methods. You can find these books at used book stores or in your local library....See MoreLooking for vegetable seeds to start a garden.
Comments (6)Actually, in most of the United States, last frost is after this date. But even retail, seeds are pretty cheap, and what you get is likely to be of high quality. Second-hand seeds are often free, but might be of questionable quality. That being the case, if you have local gardening groups, there may be people who have extra (or slightly old) seeds they don't mind giving away. Be aware that the cost of soil amendments and fertilizer is probably going to be a lot greater than the retail cost of seeds....See MoreMegan
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