Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 44 of 52
We had a huge windstorm yesterday that knocked branches down all over the place but luckily nothing hit our greenhouse or damaged our garden. We’ve got a lot of cleanup to do towards the back of our property but nothing major thank goodness.
For early November, I think our garden boxes are doing pretty well. We’ve got carrots, beets, leeks, turnips, radishes, chard, kale and peas growing. I’m not sure if the peas will make it, but we’ll see.
Remember that lasagna garden I started a few weeks ago? Well I’ve been piling leaves and dirt on top of the heap every chance I get. Eventually I’ll divide the space up into four square but for now it’s just easier to toss everything into a big pile.
Now that our fall greenhouse clean up is finally done all that’s left to do is keep the plants inside the greenhouse watered and look in on them every once in a while. Because the temperatures are colder now, it will take everything a little longer to grow, but I think it will be worth it in the end.
So remember all those potatoes that I grew under the pumpkin mounds? Well, about 2/3rds of them still need to be dug up. I keeping thinking I’m going to go out there and harvest them but then I get side tracked and totally forget about it. Maybe this week?
And last but not least, our giant maple tree is nearly naked. 🙁
Are your trees looking pretty bare these days too?
Well, that’s about it. Have a great Sunday everyone, and stay warm.
~Mavis
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Melanie says
Do you seal off the ioen ends of your pallets? I notice you don’t have dirt spilling out the ends. OR maybe you are just placing the pallets on top of dbl-dug dirt and not filling the pallets? I just know ?I have to seal my open ends so nothing spills or washes out.
Renay says
Hi Mavis! Hey, put that wavy plastic over the top of a part of your coop!!! This gives the chickens a dry spot 9 months out of the year. They can also dust in there in the winter for bathing. My girls have 1/3 of the coop covered for this purpose – and it is next to where you walk in so it is never muddy when I have to go in there to throw scraps. I also built a little house for them years ago so I could store the straw and their food for their nesting boxes and have a place free of drafts. It is easy and cheap. I set it on treated 4×4 posts, the floor is leftover bricks from anyone who had them with a piece of plywood over the top of that for a flat surface. I used TR11 siding and my neighbor had a closet door he was getting rid of. Voila! Chicken coop! Inside is a nesting box and roost on top for the girls to sit on. I found antique Queen Anne windows at Seattle Salvage and put those in with one that opens via a hinge. I have a light in there, too. BTW, I never leave it on, I think it is better if the the girls get a break from laying.