tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322864304061375013.post6588289944556346425..comments2024-03-28T09:51:58.814-04:00Comments on More Like Home: Old Bricks, Raised Beds, and a Truckload of DirtGeorgiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16098769340141865316noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322864304061375013.post-19922298139060923222017-06-28T23:14:43.456-04:002017-06-28T23:14:43.456-04:00Wow! That's a great variety! I've only got...Wow! That's a great variety! I've only got two varieties of winter squash this year, but I was wondering how to keep them from cross pollinating. I love you idea to spread smaller beds around the property!Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16098769340141865316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322864304061375013.post-91767112267614355642017-06-28T23:13:38.764-04:002017-06-28T23:13:38.764-04:00It's so pretty! I even planted artichokes beca...It's so pretty! I even planted artichokes because the article said she grows them (even though I've never grown them before and have no idea if this is their climate). :)Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16098769340141865316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322864304061375013.post-40535248029672451612017-06-27T01:12:51.199-04:002017-06-27T01:12:51.199-04:00I've also been using bricks to make raised bed...I've also been using bricks to make raised beds this year but on a much smaller scale. I decided to grow several different varieties of heirloom winter squashes and needed to plant them away from each other in order to keep them from cross pollinating. I didn't want till up more of our property so I decided to use bricks we had from a couple old outdoor fireplaces to make some raised beds quickly, easily and cheaply. They've worked well and I now have blue hubbard, queensland blue, long island cheese, acorn, butternut, delacota, red kuri, dark green zucchini, and pumpkin planted all around the property and all doing well. I just have two more hills of butternut and golden winter to transplant into raised beds and my squash will all be in. Now if only the same could be said of my tomatoes, carrots, beets, peas and beans. All in time.Lillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110224456034374789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322864304061375013.post-24975454114854500692017-06-06T16:29:12.696-04:002017-06-06T16:29:12.696-04:00I fell in love with that garden in the mag too! I...I fell in love with that garden in the mag too! Its in my "future plans" folder. We dont have a good place for it in this yard. The Andlershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804667604784232149noreply@blogger.com