I have decided to put in a raised bed for tomato plants this year, but I am totally clueless about several things.
1) Money is tight - are they hard or expensive to build when you know less about carpentry than you know about raised beds.
2) I was thinking of starting with a 4' x 8' size...
I have already been bit by a mosquito and this usually doesn't happen until June. Something tells me my husband won't be interested in putting in a water feature by the patio this year.
Thanks for the great ideas. I will definitely fence off a vegetable garden when I get that far - probably just tomatoes this year. I also think I would like some raised beds it appeals to my love for neatness (if you saw my house right now you would hurt yourself laughing!). Lesa - I love...
Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone! I am in Central Indiana, just west of Indianapolis. Zone 5b or 6a according to some. I figure I'll error on the side of caution and go with 5b. My garden plan this year is to make my front yard more appealing or in other words when I pull in the...
Does anyone else have trouble with their dogs getting into their gardens and landscaping? I'm not sure what to do. I have 2 dogs. Diesel is a Great Dane/Yellow Lab mix (110 lbs.) and Hayley is a Cavalier Spaniel/Bichon Frise mix (10 lbs.) Both of them trample over most things. Last fall I...
Just hung my first wind chime outside my kitchen window. I love the tinkling sound it makes - I wonder if the neighbors do? I don't know why I've never had one before?
I have two large planters that are approximately 4 feet deep and there was no way I could afford to fill them with soil, so I used my son's old deflated basketballs and soccer balls. I was a little concerned at first that they might be coated in something that would harm my flowers, but so far...
:) Hi all - I am very new to gardening. I am excited about exploring my new passion. I've got a 1/2 acre yard crying out for some beauty. Looking forward to getting to know everyone.