Comments on: Record Setting Rain Affects Vegetables: From Too Dry to Too Wet http://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/ask-the-farmer/rain-vegetables-too-dry-too-wet/ South Florida Raised Vegetable Garden Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:52:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: bethhttp://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/ask-the-farmer/rain-vegetables-too-dry-too-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-245 beth Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:25:16 +0000 http://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/?p=444#comment-245 Being a garden art lover, I enjoyed going your blog. Keep it up the good work. Being a garden art lover, I enjoyed going your blog. Keep it up the good work.

]]> By: Verge Limbohttp://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/ask-the-farmer/rain-vegetables-too-dry-too-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Verge Limbo Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:08:15 +0000 http://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/?p=444#comment-209 Hey i really like your blog! I found it while doing a search for Victory Gardens posters from WWII. I started my Urban Garden Project in '05 in Winston-Salem NC. I "repurposed" the lot adjoining my woodworking shop and converted it into an organic garden that produces so much food that I am now selling excess at the local farmers market. I also considered a "garden cam" because "marauders" were pilfering my garden, but settled on a fence instead. I'm curious to know what type of camera you used, and how you stream the view. It was dark when I looked, but I'll be back. Hey i really like your blog! I found it while doing a search for Victory Gardens posters from WWII. I started my Urban Garden Project in '05 in Winston-Salem NC. I "repurposed" the lot adjoining my woodworking shop and converted it into an organic garden that produces so much food that I am now selling excess at the local farmers market. I also considered a "garden cam" because "marauders" were pilfering my garden, but settled on a fence instead. I'm curious to know what type of camera you used, and how you stream the view. It was dark when I looked, but I'll be back.

]]> By: Verge Limbohttp://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/ask-the-farmer/rain-vegetables-too-dry-too-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Verge Limbo Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:03:37 +0000 http://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/?p=444#comment-208 Hey i really like your blog! I found it while doing a search for Victory Gardens posters from WWII. I started my Urban Garden Project in '05 in Winston-Salem NC. I "repurposed" the lot adjoining my woodworking shop and converted it into an organic garden that produces so much food that I am now selling excess at the local farmers market. I also considered a "garden cam" because "marauders" were pilfering my garden, but settled on a fence instead. I'm curious to know what type of camera you used, and how you stream the view. It was dark when I looked, but I'll be back. Just bookmarked your page...check out my recent slideshow of veggies [June15] I will update it soon Great blog...I think I'm going to use one of your poster pics in my next article thanks, Phil Hey i really like your blog! I found it while doing a search for Victory Gardens posters from WWII. I started my Urban Garden Project in '05 in Winston-Salem NC. I "repurposed" the lot adjoining my woodworking shop and converted it into an organic garden that produces so much food that I am now selling excess at the local farmers market. I also considered a "garden cam" because "marauders" were pilfering my garden, but settled on a fence instead. I'm curious to know what type of camera you used, and how you stream the view. It was dark when I looked, but I'll be back.

Just bookmarked your page…check out my recent slideshow of veggies [June15] I will update it soon

Great blog…I think I'm going to use one of your poster pics in my next article

thanks,
Phil

]]> By: msteinhoffhttp://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/ask-the-farmer/rain-vegetables-too-dry-too-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-123 msteinhoff Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:16:40 +0000 http://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/?p=444#comment-123 I guess I could do a few things to make it drain better. The reason I didn't was because Florida was in a drought and I didn't want to lose any moisture from the soil. I didn't expect a solid week of continuous rain. Holes right above the soil line sound like a good idea. That way the plants wouldn't be under water and excess rain could spill out before it had a chance to really sink into the beds. Maybe next year. --Farmer Matt I guess I could do a few things to make it drain better. The reason I didn't was because Florida was in a drought and I didn't want to lose any moisture from the soil. I didn't expect a solid week of continuous rain.

Holes right above the soil line sound like a good idea. That way the plants wouldn't be under water and excess rain could spill out before it had a chance to really sink into the beds.

Maybe next year.

–Farmer Matt

]]> By: ksteinhoffhttp://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/ask-the-farmer/rain-vegetables-too-dry-too-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-120 ksteinhoff Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:25:40 +0000 http://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/?p=444#comment-120 I wonder if it would help if you drilled some holes in the sides of the bed toward the bottom. They would act like spillways if the water level started rising. I wonder if it would help if you drilled some holes in the sides of the bed toward the bottom. They would act like spillways if the water level started rising.

]]> By: Karahttp://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/ask-the-farmer/rain-vegetables-too-dry-too-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Kara Sun, 31 May 2009 19:01:31 +0000 http://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/?p=444#comment-119 Oh no!! I'm sorry the rain is getting you! When I kept my plants in pots, I would line the bottom with about 2-4 inches of river rock for drainage, then mix in lots of extra perlite (the little white thingies in potting soil) to keep the soil from holding water for too long. I don't know if it would work in a raised bed though! PS- I lost my login again... :) Oh no!! I'm sorry the rain is getting you!

When I kept my plants in pots, I would line the bottom with about 2-4 inches of river rock for drainage, then mix in lots of extra perlite (the little white thingies in potting soil) to keep the soil from holding water for too long. I don't know if it would work in a raised bed though!

PS- I lost my login again… :)

]]> By: Adam Steinhoffhttp://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/ask-the-farmer/rain-vegetables-too-dry-too-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Adam Steinhoff Sun, 31 May 2009 15:41:55 +0000 http://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/?p=444#comment-118 Could you build some sort of tarp system to go over the top of it to direct the rain elsewhere? Seems like you could build it in such a way to be able to install/remove it easily. Could you build some sort of tarp system to go over the top of it to direct the rain elsewhere? Seems like you could build it in such a way to be able to install/remove it easily.

]]> By: ksteinhoffhttp://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/ask-the-farmer/rain-vegetables-too-dry-too-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-117 ksteinhoff Sun, 31 May 2009 05:50:51 +0000 http://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/?p=444#comment-117 Have you been playing Johnny Cash singing, "How High's the Water, Momma?" Have you been playing Johnny Cash singing, "How High's the Water, Momma?"

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