tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post1810897509451892009..comments2024-03-28T19:35:24.365-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Defrosting the gardenPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-10800125315590254422017-05-27T15:20:22.812-07:002017-05-27T15:20:22.812-07:00Grow your rosemary indoors. It smells lovely and y...Grow your rosemary indoors. It smells lovely and you won't have to worry about overwintering. CathyGohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10611838644668695249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-13883226888927591542017-03-16T10:50:42.502-07:002017-03-16T10:50:42.502-07:00According to my now friend realtor, the one that h...According to my now friend realtor, the one that helped with my house, he said that my specific area is a snow belt. Thanks heaps, wished I had known in advance, so I am a bit envious of your lack of snow. On a more important note, I have also been doing raised bed gardening, I also flopped the boxes on a crummy lawn and sure enough the weeds loved it. This year now that I am in North Idaho and on acreage the most flat and sunniest spot selected for a garden had a noticeable amount of weeds of course and a lot of little critter holes. As luck would have it, our metal roof had to be replaced. I simply placed the older roofing material on the ground shingle style, (for drainage) layered that with small rock next will be the painted and waiting box frames worked on last year. Those will be placed on top of the system, lined with cardboard so the soil does not wash out and bark collected from wood chopping will go for paths. Of course last but certainly not least a fence to keep the above ground critters out. For all the work this had better work. Seeds are beginning top pop in the attic and my gardening itch is getting stronger with each passing day. Anyone out there know if a dogwood tree is safe with some deer and Molly Moose? I would love to have one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-3678154205760906702017-03-15T15:13:55.160-07:002017-03-15T15:13:55.160-07:00Tarps and gravel. We used billboard tarps which w...Tarps and gravel. We used billboard tarps which we got for free; unfortunately the source dried up so they're no longer available in our area. But they're thick and perfect for weed control. We anchored everything with gravel, which provides drainage from under the tires as well.<br /><br />Here are a couple of posts that go into more detail of how we built the tire garden (Don was ill about the time we were doing this):<br /><br />http://www.rural-revolution.com/2013/05/of-tractors-and-gardens.html<br /><br />http://www.rural-revolution.com/2013/04/of-gravel-and-voles.html<br /><br />- PatricePatrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-40879582502628184452017-03-15T12:25:53.606-07:002017-03-15T12:25:53.606-07:00So what do you put beneath the tires? I need to s...So what do you put beneath the tires? I need to start apple trees this year, up in Nova Scotia; this looks like a great help!Nova Scotia Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442827914256027088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-43202658421657478132017-03-15T11:59:52.116-07:002017-03-15T11:59:52.116-07:00Love your pictures and the update.
Food for thoug...Love your pictures and the update. <br />Food for thought: I could overwinter the rosemary that grew along the west side of my house. It was protected on one side by the house foundation and another side by cement steps leading up to the house. Just saying - don't necessarily give up on the rosemary. It just may need a more protected location then the tires.<br />SJ in Vancouver BC CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-44855322412026142332017-03-15T09:00:23.054-07:002017-03-15T09:00:23.054-07:00you are fortunate. up here by athol we still have...you are fortunate. up here by athol we still have 3 ft of snow on the ground.slstranskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15329875708726625863noreply@blogger.com