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Anton (PD5ANT)First steps in our community garden! Pallet collars in place, now the real work begins! <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/communitygarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#communitygarden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/raisedbeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#raisedbeds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/allotmentgardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#allotmentgardening</a>

All for GardeningCalifornia Garden TV: Which Raised Bed is BEST FOR YOU? <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1231249/california-garden-tv-which-raised-bed-is-best-for-you/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.allforgardening.com/1231249/california-garden-tv-which-raised-bed-is-best-for-you/</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/AreMetalRaisedBedsBest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AreMetalRaisedBedsBest</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/AreVegoRaisedBedsGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AreVegoRaisedBedsGood</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/AreWoodenRaisedBedsBest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AreWoodenRaisedBedsBest</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/BestRaisedBedForMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BestRaisedBedForMe</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/BirdiesBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdiesBeds</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CaliforniaGardenTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CaliforniaGardenTV</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Compare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Compare</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/comparison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#comparison</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/fabric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fabric</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Grassroots</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#metal</a>. <a href="https://vive.im/tags/NextLevelHomestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NextLevelHomestead</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#organic</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/RaisedBed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBed</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/RaisedBedGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBedGarden</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Vego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vego</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VLog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VLog</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/WhatWoodIsBestForARaisedBed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhatWoodIsBestForARaisedBed</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/wood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wood</a>

Mandy WatsonBuild a lasting garden structure in whatever shape you like with WoodBlocX - sustainably sourced Scots pine from Scotland with dowels of recycled plastic - no power tools, special skills, foundations or heavy lifting!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WoodBlocX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WoodBlocX</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/raisedbeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#raisedbeds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardens</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardenproject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardenproject</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainable</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recycled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recycled</a><a href="https://www.mandycanudigit.com/2025/02/24/woodblocx-modular-building-system-for-garden-structures/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mandycanudigit.com/2025/02/24/woodblocx-modular-building-system-for-garden-structures/</a>

Nick Noah Sans Pasty 👽Six years since I made these small raised beds and they're still going strong rosemary cuttings are almost as tall as me thyme is leggy and I should get around to taking cuttings Valerian self seeded shouldn't need to sow any more. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/growyourown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#growyourown</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/herbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#herbs</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/raisedbeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#raisedbeds</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/nodig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nodig</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/allotments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#allotments</a>

jeanoappleseedGood morning from <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Pasadena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pasadena</a>. ☀️ & 22°-27°C (72°-81°F) - very civilized 🙌🏼I’ve been struggling a bit with rules. Modifying them. Following my <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> “whims” & letting them guide me or carry me away. But once on a sidetracked, I try to stay focus on what grabbed my attention. Right now I’m making time for the garden. Though it’s not the true priority based on my education. There are other more important & urgent matters. BUT. But I help the garden. And the garden helps me. It’s something I adore. It motivates me and makes me physically and mentally active. I don’t take time off. I know! So the least I can do is do chores I love and that make me feel good. 👍🏻 No?I bought these small and lowish <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> a while back. They were cheap. Then I had no time to deal with them. NOT a priority. Back on the front burner! I decided to reuse them in the parkway strip garden makeover/re-engineering. And I plan on growing pineapples in them. I think 🤔 Will it be a good spot for them with winter sun and summer shade from the oak? I think it will offer warmth, dry & protection from the harshest of what we get in solar radiation. Will dogs being walked damage it. Hopefully not if raised. Growing pineapples here has many variables some of which can spell success, others disaster. So we’ll see. Here we go!

George 🍦🚲 🥾 ✌️🌎 🌌Sorta a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> report: I've finally been home enough to clean out the herb and flower raised beds in front of the house. Put in some fall decorative things that I hope will last into Dec. Attached are the before and after looks. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FallGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FallGardening</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FallDecorations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FallDecorations</a>

Trevor Burrows<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Garden</a> update: <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Tomatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tomatoes</a> incoming! We've been munching on pearl tomatoes for a few days but we'll soon have a good number of...San Marzano Early Girl Plus German striped Purple Cherokee White grape BrandywineBased just on fruit right now, I think the Purple Cherokee has done the best. But all of them are taking a bit longer to ripen (which I've heard from others in the region, too). Early girl is probably coming up first, could almost pick one or two now.Two tomatillo plants seemed to start strong but really fizzled out, especially after some storms knocked off some early fruit. Not sure if we'll get anything in the end.<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VegetableGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VegetableGardening</a>

Trevor Burrows* Peppers have been a bust this year - along with several other things, pretty sure I effed up the soil mix - but tomatoes are going to be great! We've picked a few near ripe ones but I think we'll start to see a real harvest in about 1.5 to 2 weeks? I always underestimate how long tomatoes take.* We got one Japanese eggplant and one Black Beauty. Honestly, I'll still take the victory, but hoping that the flowers that are showing will give us a few more before the season's done!<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a>

Trevor BurrowsSome <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Garden</a> notes: * Although I had great germination on a lot of the seeds I started outside a few weeks ago, many of them got leggy *really* quick outside. I like the idea of germinating outside for late summer/fall plantings but it's much easier to control the light (and temp, of course) inside.* Got some good starts from seed on shiso and holy basil --- super excited about both of those, haven't done either before.* Planted some beans, carrots, rutabaga, kohlrabi, daikon, and leeks for fall. The leeks might be a week or two late in terms of frost date but we'll give it a go.* As long as they are viable and big enough, I'll have cabbage and greens (collards, spinach, kale) starts going in the beds this week or next. <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SeedStarting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeedStarting</a>

Po3mah<a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/garden?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/raisedbeds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#raisedbeds</a>

leeleedeeI love looking out our kitchen window and knowing that we turned what was a frankly useless bit of paved terrasse that the previous owners installed into a thriving little <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/KitchenGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KitchenGarden</a> of <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/gardensofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardensofmastodon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/gardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardens</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/KitchenGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KitchenGardens</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/KitchenGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KitchenGardening</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/VegetableGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VegetableGardening</a>

TomA panorama of the entire vegetable garden.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/potatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#potatoes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/squash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#squash</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zucchini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zucchini</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/melons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#melons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cucumbers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cabbage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cabbage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tomatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tomatoes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peppers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peppers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strawberries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strawberries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastodonOnly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastodonOnly</a>

S. K. Riley<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Winter</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a>How to fill a raised garden bed without using any soil. It’s easy, good for plants and helps save money.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRum6MHwEJI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRum6MHwEJI</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Vegetables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vegetables</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Mulch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mulch</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Compost</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reuse</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Recycle</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NoWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoWaste</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a>

TomTomatoes are growing, some better than others. Some new fruit setting finally. The determinate tomatoes in the raised bed have benefited from the warmer soil during the cool spring.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tomatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tomatoes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastodonOnly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastodonOnly</a>

Trevor BurrowsHad a nice check-in with the garden this morning -- forgot to take pictures of the full beds for a weekly snapshot, but here are some <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Tomatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tomatoes</a> coming in strong! I think these are Red Pearls.(Not the best pics but sharing nonetheless.)I was worried that they'd gotten a bug/disease but changed the watering schedule and every one of the plants have really bounced back. Lots of flowers on all of them, some good-sized fruit, and really good color on the leaves.<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VegetableGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VegetableGardening</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a>

leeleedeeWhat a difference a month can make!<a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/KitchenGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KitchenGardens</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/KitchenGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KitchenGardening</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/GardeningMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningMastodon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/KitchenGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KitchenGarden</a>

TomMelons and cucumbers are loving the warm weather. The acorn squash didn't really care that it was cooler for a couple of weeks.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cucumbers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/melons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#melons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/watermelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#watermelon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MuskMelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MuskMelon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AcornSquash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AcornSquash</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WinterSquash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WinterSquash</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastodonOnly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastodonOnly</a>

TomThe determinate tomato bed. These are the most vigorous growers so far but probably just due to the soil temperature being warmer than the ones in the ground. Since these are all one and done plants I'm not pruning them.Principe Borghese on the left and Sweet Tangerine on the right.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tomatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tomatoes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastodonOnly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastodonOnly</a>

⬜️🌙I bought and planted four new greens today - Okinawa spinach, New Zealand spinach, Malabar spinach, and Surinam spinach. Aluminum foil rings surround them because yesterday somebody told me in the nursery that they tried this method to keep the cutworms, slugs, and snails away from plants—no harm in trying.<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BackyardGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BackyardGarden</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Zone10B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zone10B</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SouthFlorida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthFlorida</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BocaRaton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BocaRaton</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowYourOwn</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/OrganicGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OrganicGardening</a>

Violet MadderThe soil in the raised beds at the community garden is so hard, the carrots are literally tying themselves in knots. Some of them had greens as tall as my head, with just a round nubbin of carrot maybe an inch big. The above ground growth looks so lush, I didn't suspect what was happening under the surface. One of the other volunteers was working on a bed whose bordering planks are rotting out. One whole side of the bed was disassembled, giving me a view of the cross section of the soil to about 1.5' deep. I wasn't expecting it to be so homogenous, all one color and terribly stiff. These beds aren't walked on, nothing is happening to compress the soil, it's just got hardly any humus. It's even touching the earth below, so worms and ants should be able to travel through it freely. You can't sink a trowel into it. You can chip at it, and it makes a *chunk chunk* noise and comes apart a few 1/2" crumbs at a time. The small chunks can't be easily mushed or broken by my fingers. Most of the gardening I've personally done, has been in hydroponic clay balls or directly in water. The place I lived in SF had dangerously tainted soil, so I just kept all my stuff in aquaponics. I haven't had much experience with veggies, so this is my first hands-on look at this style of growing. Most of my knowledge has been from reading and videos. These beds are in bad shape. I'm a bit surprised, because I thought they'd know how to prevent it getting like this-- but I don't know how quickly or easily it reaches this state, or what the preventative measures are. The garden has been here for over a decade. It's interesting, because they have a pretty large compost setup. Three cubic pallet-sized stalls, plus a pile to the side. All in varying stages of full, the results pulled out and used on the beds regularly-- but it's apparently not nearly enough.The guy working on the bed walls says the beds need to be tilled. That might be a temporary fix, but it's going to be tough even for a machine.There must be a better way to handle this.My impulse would be to just plant loads of radishes and leave it until next season. And/or toss in loads of mulch and Ruth Stout the thing. The beds have sunk about 6" below the edges of their walls, so there's space. But what do I know?? For most of my life I've not had access to a yard to grow things, so it's good to finally get some direct learning experiences.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaisedBeds</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Compaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Compaction</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Carrots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Carrots</a>

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