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Part II: 15 things I’m Doing This Next Season in My Raised Bed

Posted by on 26 Jan 2012 in Featured, Gardening, our yard | 32 comments

Part II: 15 things I’m Doing This Next Season in My Raised Bed

Not sure what’s going on? See Part I: Raised Bed Gardening/Square Foot Gardening at Not A Lot of Plot. Yesterday I talked about what was covered in the class given by Deb Walser on raised bed and square foot gardening. Today I’m going to talk about what I specifically learned and how I’m going to apply that for next year. You might want to grab a cup of coffee. This is a long one with lots of resources. First, an introduction to my garden: My Raised Beds – Cinder Block I...

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Part I: Raised Bed Gardening/Square Foot Gardening at Not A Lot of Plot

Posted by on 25 Jan 2012 in Gardening | 15 comments

Part I: Raised Bed Gardening/Square Foot Gardening at Not A Lot of Plot

Several weeks ago I attended Not A Lot of Plot at Indian Creek Nature Center and I learned so much. I figured I’d share some of the tips and tricks from the first session, Raised Bed Gardening, which discussed raised bed gardening, square foot gardening, and vertical gardening – three topics that are very near and dear to my heart. Deb Walser is a pretty well known master gardener in Linn County. While I couldn’t even begin to name all the various things she is involved in,...

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