Progression of the deck garden - Sep & Oct 2009

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8 Sep 2009 We build our first four raisers for our new deck garden. We will put the pots on the raisers. Hopefully this will allow more air circulation for drying. When the planter boxes were down on the ground the chickens would get into them and dig them up. Now I have other challenges. :-) You can see that in a little over a month our garden has changed quite a bit.
#5302   2009-09-09 16:21 HST   1.1M
8 Sep 2009 We build our first four raisers for our new deck garden.		#5303   2009-09-09 16:22 HST   6.1M
We will put the pots on the raisers. Hopefully this will allow more air circulation for drying.		#5476   2009-10-18 10:20 HST   6.1M
When the planter boxes were down on the ground the chickens would get into them and dig them up. Now I have other challenges. :-)		#5477   2009-10-18 03:33 HST   5.9M
You can see that in a little over a month our garden has changed quite a bit.
It is actually starting to look like a garden. :-) I bought a dragon fruit at the store and planted some of it's seeds. It has been growing for several months . It is very slow growing, but cool. These are three cucumber plants, Kale, and chives seeds (2 types.) We have eaten some of the lettuce and about 3 cherry tomatoes. :-)
#5478   2009-10-18 03:33 HST   6.8M
It is actually starting to look like a garden. :-)		#5479   2009-10-18 10:20 HST   4.7M
I bought a dragon fruit at the store and planted some of it's seeds. It has been growing for several months . It is very slow growing, but cool.		#5480   2009-10-18 03:35 HST   6.2M
These are three cucumber plants, Kale, and chives seeds (2 types.)		#5481   2009-10-18 10:21 HST   6.2M
We have eaten some of the lettuce and about 3 cherry tomatoes. :-)
Eggplant & Okra Four peppers: Sweet Banana, Super Chili, Purple, and Bell Boy. We'll see how crowded they get. Strawberries Don was impressed with Mika, the cat, also.
#5482   2009-10-18 03:35 HST   6.3M
Eggplant & Okra		#5483   2009-10-18 03:35 HST   6.0M
Four peppers: Sweet Banana, Super Chili, Purple, and Bell Boy. We'll see how crowded they get.		#5484   2009-10-18 03:35 HST   5.8M
Strawberries		#5485   2009-10-18 04:00 HST   6.1M
Don was impressed with Mika, the cat, also.
She is on lettuce seeds. I would say that they are well tampted down. We'll see if they grow. :-) Oct 17th we made four new raisers and planted 10 new pots, which include sweet potatoes, rice, wheat, mixed lettuce, and more tomatoes. Another view of the front deck. Kami came to visit Mika.
#5486   2009-10-18 04:00 HST   6.4M
She is on lettuce seeds. I would say that they are well tampted down. We'll see if they grow. :-)		#5487   2009-10-18 04:01 HST   5.4M
Oct 17th we made four new raisers and planted 10 new pots, which include sweet potatoes, rice, wheat, mixed lettuce, and more tomatoes.		#5488   2009-10-18 10:21 HST   5.7M
Another view of the front deck.		#5489   2009-10-18 04:01 HST   5.9M
Kami came to visit Mika.
I guess she doesn't want to play. :-( Here's a bag of soil that Lois is using, and you can see the hose and faucet to make watering easier. The rice said to put six inches of soil, then two inches of water, then the seed. The seeds will sink down to the soil. Hum... The
#5490   2009-10-18 04:01 HST   6.4M
I guess she doesn't want to play. :-(		#5491   2009-10-18 04:02 HST   6.1M
Here's a bag of soil that Lois is using, and you can see the hose and faucet to make watering easier.		#5492   2009-10-18 21:14 HST   4.5M
The rice said to put six inches of soil, then two inches of water, then the seed. The seeds will sink down to the soil. Hum... The "soil" floats. Also the pot I tried first leaked out water, so now I've moved it to a larger one that doesn't leak. Obviously I don't have six inches of soil anymore. I need some sinking dirt. :-)		#5999   2009-11-27 22:36 HST   5.6M
#6000   2009-11-27 22:37 HST   7.9M

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