Comments on: Free Garden Plan: Beginner Garden in a Day

By: With the Fruit of Her Hands » Canning tomatoes

With the Fruit of Her Hands » Canning tomatoes — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:30:20 +0000

[...] flat or so of the same variety, but this year we changed things around quite a bit. We followed the garden in a day plan so Samuel could have his own garden, and let him pick what tomatoes he wanted (he picked Better Boy [...]

By: Free Garden Plan: Squash Garden

Free Garden Plan: Squash Garden — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:24:45 +0000

[...] with weed blanket 5 bags potting soil 5 bags of different composts (discussion of the above items here and this book) 1 tarp 1 bunch onion sets 1 pkg corn* 1 pkg pole beans 1 pkg cucumbers 1 pkg chard 1 [...]

By: Ivory Soap

Ivory Soap — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:32:24 +0000

Certainly. LAst year I was obsessed with companion gardening, that’s the only reason it was so strict. As long as your tall plants are on the north side, you’re good.

By: Ivory Soap

Ivory Soap — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:31:30 +0000

I haven’t heard of it under the garden, but many put black plastic or something over the top before they set in their plants.

By: SweetP

SweetP — Mon, 03 May 2010 00:38:01 +0000

I’ve only done container gardening in the past. This year I am doing a larger in ground garden. I’m sure I could replicate this plan without the raised bed boxes, just wondering if any in ground gardners put down landscape fabrics to keep out the weeds?

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:32:58 +0000

How could I modify this for more peppers and tomatoes? I’m thinking maybe extend the squares with tomatoes and peppers into a rectangle with marigolds and herbs around them?

Thanks for the plan, I can’t wait to get started.

By: brandi

brandi — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:25:57 +0000

I put together my first square garden yesterday. I am very excited! My husband and I spent time together at the hardware store buying everything. Then we came home and built the boxes. Afterschool the kids helped fill and plant. It turned into a real family project. It is harder for us to have family time now that the kids are teenagers. So thank you for this garden plan!! And, thank you so much for all the info on this site!

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:48:58 +0000

I am so excited to try this. If this goes well, I’m also going to try your fall garden when everything is nearly out of this one.

I have a pretty bad problem with deer, rabbits, squirrels, (everything that lives and breathes in the wild) etc, and am planning to put netting around the sides and the top, so hopefully I will actually have a crop! Thanks!

By: Catharine

Catharine — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:29:40 +0000

I tried planting a garden a few years back, but the deer ate everything. I would like to try again and am very interested in using this plan. Can you give any suggestions for keeping the deer from eating everything?

By: Lisa B.

Lisa B. — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:59:31 +0000

I found a link here while reading a different blog. Love this idea. I needed idiot-proof. This looks like the ticket. I tried my own thing last year. I harvested three tomatoes, three pathetic ears of corn, two zucchini, and I think three squash. It was so not worth my time and effort. I want to put something in this year that will actually PRODUCE! I’m not worried about my kids eating anything. They probably won’t. But I have bunnies and they like fresh stuff. Whatever hubby & I don’t scarf down – the bunnies will. Thanks!