Another Battle in the Everlasting War on Weeds

by | May 9, 2011 | CobraHead, Gardening

My garden is an experiment to prove to myself that it’s possible to maintain a large organic vegetable growing area using all hand labor and with a minimum of outside inputs.  Weed control is the toughest part, and not having or taking enough time to do a good job of preventative weeding often leaves me with some labor intensive weeding chores. This partly weeded bed was planted with strawberries in 2007.  I normally clean out the berry beds and move any...

Planting Boards for Raised Beds

by | May 3, 2011 | CobraHead, Gardening

I planted a bed of potatoes Sunday, using two new planting boards that I made from a 4′ x 4′ sheet of 1/2″ plywood.  I had been using some old scrap plywood for planting boards, but I decided I would be happier and more efficient with two boards exactly the size I wanted. I cut a 12″ strip off the 4′ x 4′ sheet so I have a 3′ x 4′ board for using when I’m on top of a bed and I have a 1′ x 4′ sheet...

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