Birthday Surprise Last Sunday, I turned 65, and my family and several friends showed up to celebrate. My sons, Matt and Adam, surprised me with a different style of raised garden box. I now have three boxes. Adam and Lila Steinhoff Putting It All Together Matt was the idea man, and Adam and his wife’s […]
Entries Tagged as 'above ground garden'
Birthday Garden Box
February 22nd, 2013 4 Comments
Tags: above ground garden · birthday · Construction of Raised Garden · Raised Garden
Raised Garden From Scratch
January 26th, 2013 No Comments
Starting Over Because of the plague of pestilence that invaded my garden last season, I am starting over with my raised garden. Boxes Moved to Expose Soil First order of business was to remove the soil contaminated with a fungus called Phytophthora Root Rot and disinfect the remaining boxes. Contaminated Soil Even though I can […]
Tags: above ground garden · Phytophthora Root Rot · Raised Garden
I hit the garden lottery. OH, CRAP!!
June 1st, 2012 2 Comments
Winning the Lottery It means picking all six numbers – and one more if your heart is set on taking home the powerball. I have been handed the garden pest winning lottery ticket… Phytophthora Root Rot, Sri Lanka weevil, squash bugs, red mites, pickle worms, tomato hornworms… and the ‘powerball’ — nematodes. Phooey! No one […]
Tags: above ground garden · Acorn Squash · jalapeno · Mounts Botanical Garden · nematodes · Phytophthora Root Rot · pickle worms · poblano · Raised Garden · Red Mites · Squash Bugs · Sri Lanka Weevil · tomato hornworms
