Enlarging the Vegetable Gardening Area 8 by 36 Feet

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Durgan
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Enlarging the Vegetable Gardening Area 8 by 36 Feet

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Enlarging the Vegetable Gardening Area 8 by 36 Feet. Annotations are on bottom left of photos.

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?CJQIH 30 April 2006 Garden Addition
Sod Removed using kick sod cutter, Spaded and rototilled.

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?RRIOX 3 May 2006 Adding Compost
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?PRGEX 4 May 2006 Adding compost
Compost added and worked in.

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?YETZA 5 May 2006 Enlarged Bed Completed.

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?KIZFW 7 May 2006 Fiber addition.
Fiber: Covering of wood chips. Sod put through chipper/shredder and worked in (no pictures for the chipper operation). The chipper/shredder effectively kills completely all grass roots.

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?AKDON 30 June 2006 Vegetables in Enlarged Bed
Planted area to indicate the success of the new garden bed.

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Re: Enlarging the Vegetable Gardening Area 8 by 36 Feet

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Wow you have a fantastic garden!Also looks like you have a good variety of veg growing in there!So what are you growing next year?

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Re: Enlarging the Vegetable Gardening Area 8 by 36 Feet

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Growing almost all the typical garden vegetables, plus I like to add some new plant(s)each year as opportunity presents, also try to improve various cultivars using last year's effort as a guide. Sort of improvong by trial and error.

Actually in 2012 new plants will be blueberries and saffron. They are in the ground now.

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