Raised garden bed – lasagna gardening

The Project

I decided to replace my infamous bucket garden with a raised garden bed using the basic concept of lasagna gardening.

I’d been searching for 8 in x 8 in x 16 in concrete blocks that cost less than what Lowes or Home Depot would charge for several weeks. But Kirk finally confessed . . . → Read More: Raised garden bed – lasagna gardening

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Different in the South – Part 2

Skin

There is a lot more skin in the south than there is in Alaska. No, I’m not saying the South is fat (but maybe it is? http://calorielab.com/news/2010/06/28/fattest-states-2010/ ). It’s just that in the south there are a lot fewer months of the year where you need to be covered for warmth.

I . . . → Read More: Different in the South – Part 2

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Cayenne Pepper Sauce

Yesterday I harvested the last of my cayenne peppers from my incredible bucket garden. I have dried most of my cayennes this year, so I decided to try making a hot sauce with the rest of them. I looked up several different recipes and decided ona mix nd match of various ones to take . . . → Read More: Cayenne Pepper Sauce

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The Incredible Bucket Garden – modifications

I’m thinking of making a structure to contain my container garden. This maybe:

http://www.thebucketgarden.com/5.html

Or something similar.

I have had great success with growing tomatoes, cucumbers, and all sorts of peppers in buckets. I’m sure that other crops would work in buckets just as well. It’s also been easier. Weeding is minimized. I pull . . . → Read More: The Incredible Bucket Garden – modifications

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