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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 17, 2011 11:02:07 GMT -5
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 17, 2011 11:04:17 GMT -5
The first pic is of the deer-proof raised beds, the 2nd is of the herb area inside the deer proof raised beds, and the third is a view from my back deck... raised beds with potting area and coop behind, hill with corn (Silver Queen and Astronomy Domine) and melons and squash. Between the raised beds and the potting table is a straw bale bed with Wall Walla Sweets growing in it.
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jun 17, 2011 13:10:05 GMT -5
That is definitely a California garden! Not a straight line nor square plot to be found. I say that in jest, but there are tears in my eyes because of the memories I have of my first two gardens back in Los Altos Hills when Robby was just a baby and Tommy nothing more than a belly bump. You enjoy to the max there!
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Post by seedywen on Jun 17, 2011 15:42:03 GMT -5
I just wrote the phrase to a farm journalist friend of mine...coming soon for a first visit. "No farm, too small!" Then saw LG's photos...serendipity?
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 17, 2011 16:08:09 GMT -5
A few more pictures... mostly flowers this time. Our whole property is an acre, but currently the back half of it is not usable. We have quite a little ravine, and I will need to build som bridges, and terrace the other side, before I can do anything over there.
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 17, 2011 20:01:38 GMT -5
To give you an idea as to why I haven't expanded yet...
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Post by bunkie on Jun 18, 2011 10:54:11 GMT -5
lg, awesome looking place! are any of those trees fruit bearing?
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 18, 2011 11:11:09 GMT -5
No. There is a cherry of some sort over on the side that's shown in the last pic, but it is either a Prunus that needs a 2nd tree for pollination, or an ornamental variety. That side does have some relatively flat area, so my next project is to clear it, and I'll probably set some orange trees in that area. There is a farm near here that sells the most wonderful clementines. Clementines seem to do very well in this area. The other pictures in that last set show the steep area below my current growing spot and the coop. The other side of the creekbed is even steeper. I have yet to come up with a crop i would like to grow on something that steep, and terracing will be a backbreaking endeavour. Blackberries do well out there, but they tip and sucker everywhere, and provide too attractive a denning area for skunks and foxes, both of which are detrimental to the coop.
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Post by steev on Jun 18, 2011 15:28:07 GMT -5
Looks like you'd be clearing some oak; if it's any North slope, maybe shiitake on oak logs?
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 18, 2011 16:21:56 GMT -5
There is a bit of north side oak. That's a great idea! Want to hear something weird? My ducks LOVE mushrooms! Whenever they find some growing in the garden, they all freak out, and have a mini duck battle for them. I'll have to be sure that, if I do manage to grow shiitake, I set them higher than duck sightline.
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Post by steev on Jun 19, 2011 22:31:56 GMT -5
Canard au champignons; sure, ducks and mushrooms go together quite well.
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 22, 2011 9:47:09 GMT -5
First pic: Silver Queen at 10 days. Second pic: AD at 10 days.
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Post by sandbar on Jun 23, 2011 13:35:19 GMT -5
Why did you hill your corn rows?
Is the straw there to help retain soil moisture?
Very nice pics, LG!!
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 23, 2011 13:58:37 GMT -5
The straw is partially to aid in moisture retention, and partially to hide the seedlings from the poultry till it's too tough for them to eat. I hill because I was mixing in compost anyway, and I could see where I'd worked. Also, because It prevents walking on the rows when the seedlings are young, as you can see exactly where they are supposed to be.
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Post by johno on Jun 23, 2011 15:57:01 GMT -5
I am enjoying seeing your place. It's hillier than I would have thought. Must be fun discovering things about your new climate.
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