Beginner Gardening: Hurray, free stuff for the garden, 1 by LiseP

LiseP wrote:
Here's the other pic I wanted to post, to show you better how it's joined at the corners (glue plus bolts).

I just had buckets in there when it was first built, before I filled it with soil.

Most of it is empty now, I had tomatoes in the back in the summer/fall. Now there's just broccoli in the right half (six plants, have harvested two heads so far, four need to grow a bit) and two cauliflower on the left. I just threw some lettuce seed down in the back.

I do pretty close to SFG but without the actual grid. I do have Mel's book and use it for a loose guidance. I figure with the box as deep as it is, I can plant as close as Mel recommends -- and I can, when it comes to soil, fert and water, but I do think the plants compete some for sun light as the plants get bigger and start shading each other. Still working that out.

This message was edited Jan 21, 2011 10:12 AM