Gardens

 
Okay this site will explain the basics.
http://www.ehow.com/way_5572325_diy-worm-bin.html
  So as not to thread jack I'll send a PM with my recipe for a worm bin.

My worm bins are just 10-gallon Rubbermaid bins with lots of holes drilled in the bottom. Shred up a big pile of newspaper/brown paper/cardboard, wet it down (wrung out sponge moisture level), pile it in the bin, and add some red worms. To feed the worms, just bury a little food waste under the moist paper bedding.

Simple as that, really.

Good info ... need to digest the "how to" a bit.  I have lots of extra 10+ gallon tubs & we throw out a 1-gallon bowl of scraps on almost a daily basis so this, in conjunction with a 50+ gallon composter would be the ticket!!!

Now doing reading on how to build my own tumbler....

   Got PLENTY of supplies around the house & the tools to make it all happen.  With the thought of building a number of free-standing garden beds this fall/winter, I soon realized I would need a truckload+ of soil for it.  Cannot afford that from the retail stores   Need to start making my own this year.  Plans for next year to start minimizing my need for retail veggies.

Now doing reading on how to build my own tumbler....

   Got PLENTY of supplies around the house & the tools to make it all happen.  With the thought of building a number of free-standing garden beds this fall/winter, I soon realized I would need a truckload+ of soil for it.  Cannot afford that from the retail stores   Need to start making my own this year.  Plans for next year to start minimizing my need for retail veggies.

Great plan! A quicker and easier method than the raised bed would be to use 25-gallon or bigger "Smart Pots" (google them). That's what I'm using for some of my tomatoes this year, and it's working really well. You can kindof see them behind the greenery in the pictures I posted up a couple pages back.

A nice raises bed made from redwood 2x6's looks real nice though... Built one of those earlier this season.

I'd like some freestanding beds that can be moved around the property as needed during offseason (great to have your own forklift  ).  Want them at about 36" tall so you don;t have to kneel to weed or harvest.  Thinking about 2' x 6'.  Thinking Cedar or Redwood but I'm not sure if the cedar or redwood sold at Home Depot or Lowes is treated with anything.  Have to do my research.  Thought abou tthe trex plastic lumber but I'm "told" this is a bad choice for some reason.  Any insight?

~Bill

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I'd like some freestanding beds that can be moved around the property as needed during offseason (great to have your own forklift  ).  Want them at about 36" tall so you don;t have to kneel to weed or harvest.  Thinking about 2' x 6'.  Thinking Cedar or Redwood but I'm not sure if the cedar or redwood sold at Home Depot or Lowes is treated with anything.  Have to do my research.  Thought abou tthe trex plastic lumber but I'm "told" this is a bad choice for some reason.  Any insight?

~Bill

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That's a great idea. I would avoid the plastic. Who knows what that will leach and off-gas as it tries to biodegrade. Might be just fine though, never tried it.

As for the Home Depot redwood, you should be good as long as its not pressure treated. I built my raised beds from Home Depot redwood 2x6's and 4x4's.

Good to know.  

My tomatoes are nuts, if they hadn't fallen over on top of my 5 foot cages that would be 10 feet tall right now!
 I counted the fruit and one plant has 47 on it with more starting everyday.

Here is a shot of mine

Some damn nice looking gardens here!!

I have been using Kellog grow-mulch for years and apply 3 inches of it to every bed every spring.  I get more veggies than I, my neighbors and my friends can eat in most years.  This morning I harvested 45lbs of cucumbers and 35lbs of squash, not to mention a couple bushels of plums and apricots   The tomatoes need to be harvested tomorrow

Heres mine.

Looking good Andy!

   I just SCORED BIG TIME at my Home Depot at lunch time.  Been all jazed up about starting to compost for the elevated garden bins I'm making & was walking thru the garden section & found my golden egg .....  There sat a NICE 60 gallon rotating composter that retailed for over $120.    Locking Lig, adjustable vents & a one-way crank.  It was the last one & no longer in the "system" so I got it for $10.  Had to strap it on the back of my car just to get it to work & home.

   ~Bill

Im growing five diff types of peppers five diff kinds of tomatoes five diff types of squash, corn, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, artichokes,tomatillos, watermelon,green beans,potatoes,lettuce, cabage,kayle,and lots of different types of herbs. I love to chill in my garden....

 

  $10?  hell to the yeah that's a good deal!   Just remember to load it with a 50/50 mix of "Greens " and "Browns" (Carbon & Nitrogen's)  Lawn cuttings and brown tree leafs!  and a little bit of water.
   When the composter is working right, you'll find that the center can reach 140*F!  when it starts to cool back down that's the time rotate it, mix up the contents!
Good luck with that the $10 composter!