Help me connect my house to my yard?
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please help me figure out the best raised bed layout for my yard
Comments (6)I few more details on the plans that I posted above: The raised beds along the fence would be completely separate from the fence, I'm not talking about heaping dirt against the fence or anything like that lol! Just building raised beds 2' wide and placing them against the fence so I can grow vertically as much as possible. I have a 50' roll of black vinyl coated chain link fencing (part of it is used to enclose the current garden) and I plan to repurpose it by hanging it along the back fence so I can trellis peas, beans, tomatoes, melons, whatever. I have been reading that growing vertically is one way to get more out of a small space. Since I have two medium sized dogs and I have learned the hard way that regular garden fencing or poultry wire isn't really sturdy enough, I was planning to buy some hog panels, have them cut in half, and have those go along the front of the beds to keep everything out. Hog panels are 34" tall and the bars are close together at the bottom and gradually get further apart as they go up. Each half would weigh about 17 pounds, so I can lift a section off as needed to tend the garden, then put it back up when I'm done. The design I came up with has a 4' tall 4'x4' fence post between each bed, about 2' feet out from the existing fence posts. The end pieces of each raised bed will be screwed into it, and once the 1' tall beds are filled with dirt, it should be plenty sturdy enough to support these panels. I also intend to have a piece of 2"x4" going between each of these posts and the actual fence posts to lend greater stability to both, and that will be the only thing that connects the raised beds to the fence. I thought it would be best to keep them totally separate to allow the fence to be worked on or even replaced later if needed, without having to remove the beds. The center beds would need a different setup for keeping out the dogs and rabbits. I had in mind some kind of enclosure that goes around the perimeter, with a gate at the opening. Most likely I would use the same hog panel idea so I could access the beds from the outside or the inside, or I could opt to leave part of it in place and use it for a trellis. I have thought about even enclosing the whole thing with heavy plastic to create a greenhouse for winter, and I could also use it to suspend shade cloth since the sun is a bit too much here in Oklahoma in the summer and it actually gets hot enough that the tomatoes stop setting fruit. The only thing I don't like about this idea is that it is right in the middle of the yard (actually, two of them, one on each side) though the dogs would have a blast running around them. Aesthetically, I think the perimeter beds along the fence would be more attractive and open, even with the smaller island beds added. I would probably put just low covers on those and use those beds for low growing crops since I would have plenty of space to trellis the taller crops along the fence. Thank you for considering my ideas and if you have any feedback or suggestions for me, please let me know! Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreHelp me select a tree for my front yard!
Comments (19)NO!!! To the pear. Many many many reasons. Plus Fireblight appears to be adapting very well to kill them. Serviceberry is an excellent suggestion, as indicated by others, as well as the crabapples. One thing you do need to understand about the suggested maples, is that their root systems are not at all like what I'm guessing was the Silver Maple you had removed. Their root systems are much more well behaved. The water main is a none issue. It should be 3'+ deep, and few trees will have roots that deep in most soils. Plus, as long at the line is fully intact, it will simply be like a rock the roots will grow around. Blackgum is a great suggestion, though I am not a big fan of the selection 'Wildfire". As drrich indicated, I am also of the opinion that they do not have as nice fall color most years. Plus the ones I see locally leaf out too early in the spring and are freeze damaged many years. In contrast my seed grown tree (I believe it is northern seed source) is the last thing to leaf out every year in our yard. It has been well into May many years. If you are interested in Blackgum, might look into "Red Rage" cultivar. Retina burning red on that one. Arktrees...See MorePlease Help Me Connect An Old Handycam To My Laptop.
Comments (3)Just reading through the manual it sounds like the camcorder can connect with a USB cable. I don't know if Sony's software is compatible with whatever version of Windows you're using now. The other option is there seems to be a output jack that provides composite video but left/right audio. To use that, you'd need some kind of video capture device, which are lesson common than they used to be. Pinnacle and Roxio seem to still offer them....See MorePergola with retractable canopy?
Comments (7)We have a pergola with a removable "shade top". We love it! The shade top is a heavy fabric, and it must be some type sunbrella fabric, because it has not faded. It's a light color and I had it shortened (at a local canvas/tent) store so that it didn't come down so far on the sides. We put it on as soon as the weather starts warming up and it's probably on through Thanksgiving or so. Our pergola covers a seating area on our patio which receives direct sun. The cover is removable, not retractable....See Morel pinkmountain
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