by Noel | Jun 22, 2015 | CobraHead, Gardening
Most years I grow 2 beds of potatoes. This year, as part of my way bigger than needed garden, I’m growing three beds. They’re planted more intensively than I’d like. That’s because I got carried away with my seed potato purchase from Wood Prairie Farm, an organic supplier from Maine. I’ve been meaning to buy from Wood Prairie for many years. Jim Gerritsen, the owner, is an associate of mine in the Direct Gardening Association and I’ve always wanted to trial...
by Noel | Apr 5, 2015 | CobraHead, Gardening
Open raised beds lend themselves well to home vegetable growing. A trellised pea planting demonstrates their versatility. I try to cover my beds with leaves in the fall. The leaves protect the beds during the hard freeze, slow down weed production, and make it easier to get into the garden early in the spring. This picture shows the leaves raked off and any weeds that did sneak through pulled out. I use the leftover leaves as mulch in the paths or I just sweep...
by Noel | Nov 16, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening
As I work on putting my garden to bed for the winter I’m realizing how much I like working with open raised beds. I’ve been working with them for nearly thirty years. Soon after starting my Wisconsin garden in 1986, I knew that, for me at least, maintaining a relatively large garden did not require power equipment and I gave away my rototiller. All the work in my raised bed garden is done with hand tools. I’ve become an advocate for growing...
