Ready for spring!

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I don't know about you guys and gals, but I am ready for summer. I just ordered my seeds for my vegetable garden. I got 35 different species of tomato/pepper/cucumber/sunflower/carrots/herbs

This is the raised bed I buit last spring. I plan one building one 2 or 3 times this size for this year
 

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Where I live, mothers day, which is in may, is when it is safe to put out. I am seriously thinking about building a greenhouse soon so I can grow citrus trees and breed orchids. I just finished a plant, and shuttingdown the grow room for a couple weeks, then starting all of my veggies in my closet. might need to use both cabinets if I build that other bed
 
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Pretty cool. I actually have about 50-60 garden plants in my house, lettuce, tomatoes (lots and lots of them) bell pepper all kinds of stuff, I can't wait till it warms up and the sun stays out. It's a hassle dealing with these things inside and I recently pulled the plug on my HID for them, too expensive for me when I'm spending a lot on heating right now. I try to put em out when it's sunny but every time I accidentally leave some outside overnight (or too lazy) it ends up doing more harm than good or kills them.
 
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went and picked up wood for the first of 2 raised beds that I want to build this spring. All cedar :) My garage smells amazing. cedar and pot. hard to see them in the picture but if you look closely i have bamboo marking the corners of the beds. they are 6x8 ft. Going to build a small platform in the gap between the 2. i want to be able to cover these beds completely and make a greenhouse in the winter :) We will see
 

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FrostyPelican said:
Pretty cool. I actually have about 50-60 garden plants in my house, lettuce, tomatoes (lots and lots of them) bell pepper all kinds of stuff, I can't wait till it warms up and the sun stays out. It's a hassle dealing with these things inside and I recently pulled the plug on my HID for them, too expensive for me when I'm spending a lot on heating right now. I try to put em out when it's sunny but every time I accidentally leave some outside overnight (or too lazy) it ends up doing more harm than good or kills them.
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What lighting schedule do you use for the veggies, just curious cause I am going to be starting mine indoors.
 
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I try to get them close to the amount of time they will be getting light when you put them out. I have some lettuces and beets under 12-13 hours right now, but they are going out in the next 2 weeks. I will start my tomatoes and peppers in a week or 2. For those, they are going outside in may, so closer to 15 hours of light.
 
bluntmassa1

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I'm ready to rock out with my cock out more seeds than I know what to do with but we need to overgrow the government. :blsmoke:
 
tytheguy111

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UncleBuck said:
i built 7 raised beds this winter.

OP, i win.
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Ik you hate me n shit


But I have a serious question if you'd just ignore all my dumb shit for just one post,

what do you do to keep the dirt from washing away from underneath when it rains believe it or not last year water somehow flowed under the wood and you chould tell about a foot of dirt from each corner was missing

I mean it was just a frame with braces at the corners nothing fancy


I thought about putting a run off tarp thing like they use in construction at the bottom of it but then I fear the roots wouldn't do well with the tarp thing down there


Im sorry I can't find much on it except how to build one lol

Oh and I could move the bed down lower but it would defeat the purpose of a raised bed I mean its not necessary for me but I'd like to know in for in future if I do something similar again
 
UncleBuck

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tytheguy111 said:
Ik you hate me n shit


But I have a serious question if you'd just ignore all my dumb shit for just one post,

what do you do to keep the dirt from washing away from underneath when it rains believe it or not last year water somehow flowed under the wood and you chould tell about a foot of dirt from each corner was missing

I mean it was just a frame with braces at the corners nothing fancy


I thought about putting a run off tarp thing like they use in construction at the bottom of it but then I fear the roots wouldn't do well with the tarp thing down there


Im sorry I can't find much on it except how to build one lol

Oh and I could move the bed down lower but it would defeat the purpose of a raised bed I mean its not necessary for me but I'd like to know in for in future if I do something similar again
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go away.
 
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you need to have some wood below ground. I think I have 4-6 inches of 2x6 underground and then keep stacking on top to get the raised bed. To do that, you need posts sunk into the ground also.
 
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broccoli cauliflower celery tomato and bell pepper seeds are gonna get sowed in the greenhouse today. raspberry plants into the raised bed. lettuce onions and peas already in their final places, swiss chard and more pea seeds just popping through the soil in the greenhouse.

all the windows in the house are open and i just bought flip flops.

tis a wonderful time.
 
Pinworm

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I agree. Weather is absolutely gorgeous right now. I'm going to make an effort to do better with my tomatoes. Had some catfacing last year from overfeeding. Excited about my peppers, too. Yellow chickenhearts, and some sweet white hungarian pepporocinni. Soo noms.
 
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