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Add Structure, Style, & Color to Your Garden with a Trellis & Flowering Vine

Garden Experiments — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 23:24:50 +0000

When I decided that the raised bed in my front yard needed a little height to add structure and color, my first thought was some sort of permanent structure, whether it be garden art or something a plant could grow on. Metal, Freestanding Trellis I looked for a way to include a flowering vine on […]

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Preparing for Fall Vegetable Gardening

Garden Experiments — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:15:34 +0000

Now is the time to plant your vegetables for your fall garden. I started some several weeks earlier, and already have the seedlings showing. It’s not too late to plant, but with the hot and dry conditions of late August/early September, you’ll have to take more care of your plants and be wary of garden […]

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How to Make Deer Exclosure for Raised Beds

Garden Experiments — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:15:20 +0000

Three young fawns and a doe have discovered my garden just recently. They ate all of the leaves off of the pepper plants, devoured the hostas, stripped the bean plants bare, and ate every single beet top. Now that they’ve found us, I’m sure they will continue to come back. I am starting to think […]

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Review of Aluminum Raised Bed Corners

Garden Experiments — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:12:00 +0000

Raised bed gardening in my neck of the woods is a great way to avoid dealing with our sticky clay soil and it’s practically the only way to grow root vegetables. I have two large raised beds that I installed last year and am making use of for tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, and cucumbers this year. […]

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How to Build a Trellis Wall

Garden Experiments — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:15:35 +0000

A lattice wall can provide additional privacy in your yard as well as create an attractive feature for you to grow flowering vines on. For under $250 (plus some manpower) we built these two 6 foot tall by 8 foot wide lattice wall on the back side of the raised herb garden. I really like […]

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How to Save Time Watering Your Garden

Garden Experiments — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:21:07 +0000

I can not tell you how much I appreciate having this sprinkler system installed in my vegetable beds. All I have to do is hook up a hose and set a timer. It has been quite the time-saver for me and due to its customizable shape, I am not wasting water on things I don’t […]

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The Cayenne Pepper vs. Squirrel Experiment

Garden Experiments — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:20:22 +0000

I may have mentioned this before, but my yard has a LOT of squirrels. With several oak and pecan trees, there is plenty of food for them. The problem is, whenever I plant new seeds, the squirrels (and cats) dig up the soil. I end up with empty spots that never grow. I planted beets […]

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Self-Watering Planter Box: Why I Love My Terrazza Planters

Garden Experiments — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:15:42 +0000

ORIGINAL POST: 4/22/13 In the hot dry conditions of a Mississippi summer, vegetables and flowers in a planter or raised bed will wilt and require you to water them every couple of days. With a garden the size of ours, that’s a lot of time dragging a hose around. The solution I found was a […]

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