We went ahead and did our summer "flip" of our garden this past weekend. I flip it in the spring after harvest, summer and once again in the fall before we plant. It's in a small area next to the house 8' wide and about 24' long and we've got a planting bed that's about 4' wide and 20' long about 2' deep. We have composted all kinds of stuff there in the last three years and the soil is looking real good and dark, almost now sand at all in there now. Just turned it over and put all the green on the botom again.
I have got a few rows of okra, acron squash, tomatoes and peppers out of the ground and growing quickly. For some reason my collards did not seed properly. I am going to get another batch and start over, can not have a fall garden without collards. My existing hot peppers have recovered from the heat wave, I hope they put out another batch soon.
We will begin planting operations on our 4'wide x 20' long x 24" deep" garden over the next two to three weeks. Beans, Collards, Green Peppers, Tomatoes, Onions, Egg plant, and probably a few others... Gonna try and post some pics this year....
I am limited on space but looking for suggestions. quote]
With you being short on space I suggest an awesome book called the square foot gardener. Perfect for smaller growing areas. :911
I'm going to make some homemade earth boxes. Google it. They seem easy enough to make and shouldn't cost that much. The best part is not having to weed the garden. That takes the most time. With little kids running around, I don't have time for that... Oh plus it's hunting season!
