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Re: i actually came up with an idea to forego wooden raised beds last night moondog Send a noteboard - 09/04/2013 01:01:03 AM

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View original postmy back yard is taken up mostly by grass, and the previous owners (an LLC which flips houses like mine) installed a sprinkler system before sodding. i hate sprinkler systems, but i got the idea that i am going to rip out the vast majority of the grass (or all, i haven't decided yet) and put in stone paths with areas for planting. this way i can just set the sprinkler to water the garden automatically so i don't have to spend 20+ minutes doing it. this way i can put the sprinklers to good use and actually use the drip irrigation that comes along with it for the flower beds on the side of the house like it was originally set up to do. and i get the added benefit of only having to mow my measly front yard instead of both!

It depends on your setup, watering isn't much of an issue for me, it can be but usually only intermittently and my problem is flooding, hence the digging of various small bonds through out the yard and installation of buried drainage pipes. Raised beds can't be over-watered, and if you mix in a good amount of peat moss they don't dry out too fast either, and on those occasions it gets dry enough water is advisable it gives me an excuse to cheat and ad din some miracle gro.


well, our rainy season is limited to mostly fall and winter, so i have to water regularly, which can take up to 30 minutes. i don't water every day, but i have to do it frequently enough that it starts to become tedious pretty quickly...

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the gardening thread moondog - 06/04/2013 01:04:36 AM 938 Views
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i actually came up with an idea to forego wooden raised beds last night moondog - 07/04/2013 05:18:42 PM 596 Views
Re: i actually came up with an idea to forego wooden raised beds last night Isaac - 07/04/2013 09:29:06 PM 624 Views
Re: i actually came up with an idea to forego wooden raised beds last night moondog - 09/04/2013 01:01:03 AM 642 Views
Re: i actually came up with an idea to forego wooden raised beds last night Isaac - 09/04/2013 03:05:41 AM 627 Views
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The hot peppers sound yummy. *NM* Avendesora - 06/04/2013 03:52:05 AM 393 Views
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Re: ah yes, herbs and flowers. i didn't put that in my original post DomA - 07/04/2013 05:28:08 PM 666 Views
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Gonna "grow" some more baby chicks this year. Avendesora - 06/04/2013 03:40:42 AM 615 Views
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Very cute! ironclad - 07/04/2013 10:36:36 AM 621 Views
you could set up one of those talking toys to remind you? moondog - 07/04/2013 05:27:31 PM 639 Views
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try succulents moondog - 07/04/2013 05:06:53 PM 591 Views
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and a case-sensitive one at that.... moondog - 09/04/2013 06:07:14 PM 589 Views
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Only took me three. *NM* Avendesora - 09/04/2013 07:05:24 PM 344 Views
Well, aren't we special? Isaac - 09/04/2013 09:33:20 PM 628 Views
I thought it odd too. *NM* Avendesora - 09/04/2013 07:06:37 PM 343 Views
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My broccoli is up and I love my new LED grow lights. *NM* Avendesora - 18/04/2013 01:50:24 AM 376 Views
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