Grids... the makings of Square Foot Gardening

It's snowing. Wonderful to watch the dry beige land of the cold months turn green as the canal water becomes available... and we receive spring moisture!

Grids... the makings of a Square Foot Garden

Yesterday I looked at lathe at the lumber yard. The lathe is about $14.00/bundle, I think of 14-4' pieces. Need to start making grids.

I decided that I would try using string this year... as I've made a sizable investment in Mel's Mix.

Off to the co-op!

Got to get more Peat & Vermiculite...

On my mind...

Need to buy stuff for trellises

Need to build long beds for my tomatoes

Grids...

I want to plant!!!!

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5/8/09 update..

Got 15 bags of Vermiculite. The filled the back of my pickup. I'll have to wait on getting more peat.

Got 1 4x4 bed filled with Mel's Mix!

Yeah!!!

I covered the bottom of 3 of my 4x4 beds with landscape fabric... got them situated just so... then filled 1 box with Mel's Mix!

I considered this a big step!!!! Will post pics tomorrow!

Repotted my Romas... all 40 of them...

I started out by seeding all my Romas in those little peat cups that are all together... 10 per tray on 4/15.

By 5/1 they were about 3 inches tall and spindly...

So on 5/1, I transplanted all 40 of them into 4" peat pots. They are sooo much happier now!

My friend, AB, just put her SFG box together!

I'm so excited!!! My friend, AB, just put together a 4x4 SFG!!!!

AB has been my gardening mentor since I moved here from MA... I so excited to be able to share ideas...

It'll be fun to watch our gardens grow!

She's ahead of me... she has soil in her box already... I hope to fill at least one of my boxes this week!

Bought 40cu' of compost today...

Went to the Big Horn Co-op in Powell today. You see... I'm on a quest...

Got to get all my stuff for my soil mixture (aka... Mel's Mix).

Now... to get my teenage son to unload the pickup of 1600#s of compost! Got 40 bags of the stuff!

Still need to get...

-More Compost

-More Peat

-Tons of Vermiculite

Rain Barrels... Make Your Own!

I know that we don't get very much moisture here in the high desert of Wyoming... but I still want a rain barrel to collect what we DO GET!

HGTV: Rain Barrel

Trash Can Rain Barrel

The really cheap way to make your own barrel: Trash Can Rain Barrel

6/7/09

Gravity Gardener shares step by step instructions on how the make a Rain Barrel using a trash can for $10! Great pics! Here's Gravity Gardener's instructions.

I'm inspired... I WANT ONE for my square foot garden!!!!!

Found these instructions while googling...

Directions on how to make your own Rain Barrel: DIY Rain Barrel

5/5/09

Just came across EG's SFG blog. He has this great post with lots of pics on how to build your own Rain Barrel!!! So appreciate his post!!!

EG's DIY Rain Barrel

5/22/09

A fellow SFGer from the Square Foot Gardening forum (JPJ52) suggested using this set of directions.

6/6/09

DIY instructions

Where to get a used plastic barrel locally:

For anyone in Bighorn & Park counties of Wyoming... this is where I got my barrels:

The Pepsi company has large barrels that are available for $10.00 each...cash. You have to go on a waiting list for them. To get on the list, call Fremont Beverages at 754-7295. They must be picked up in Powell. They are suitable for food storage.