How's it Growin'? Adventures of a Backyard Gardener Episode 4

Garden Update May 17, 2009. With the help of my husband's nephew, we were able to get all the weed barrier laid and the boxes finished and 10 of them filled and planted, we were able to lay out the remaining three boxes and hang the trellis we will need for the watermelons, cantelope and runner beans. Next week all we will have to finish is the pole extension for the hanging veggies as well as filling and planting the remaining boxes. My husband also wants to re-do the fencing at the end of the garden, he is not happy with how it came out. So you will see that the tomatoes have taken off and we have lots of blossom and fruit set, we have been having lots of rain here and the forcast is for 1 to 2 inches of rain over the next few days. Everything will get a good drink so hopefully, we will see some seed sproutsbefore long! Thanks for watching!

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[meganbfrogs]

i know this is an other video, but i was wondering where did you get your fencing supplies and abotu how much were they? i have two little dogs i will need to keep out of my new garden. do you remember where and how much?

[atticus9799]

meganbfrogs: My fencing is nothing more than full sheets of the cheapest trellis we could find turned on their short side and supported on the inside by 3 treated 2x2s per sheet that had been pounded into the ground. My husband also used his miter saw to point the ends of the stakes so they would go into the ground more easily. We used what we could afford and fencing is expensive. We waited until the trellis was $5 a sheet and the stakes were $2 each so in all pretty inexpensive! Noreen

[isezit]

Would you tell me how your canteloupes turned out on the trellis with the 8in deep box, I believe you said it was 8 in deep. I ask because last summer i did the same set up and 8 the canteloupes and honey dew melons vined strong, flowered like crazy, were vibrant green--but only one melon grew. My husband said the vining plants really need that depth in the soil to root properly and spread--8 in was not enough. I would be interested to know what happened to yours.

[atticus9799]

OK, so my cantaloupes grew like wildfire, fruited great and not one of them survived long enough to be eaten because of a pickle worm infestation. I waited too long to plant and it is my fault, but as for the rooting system, they grew great, but I'm not doing melons this year because I am tired of being disappointed.

[sapdeis]

I can possibly understand not using P/Tdue to the arsenic used to preserve the wood; but white pine on the boxes?

Cedar or redwood would've been a better choice, especially if you intended to use the boxes for more than a season or two.

[atticus9799]

Thanks for the comment, but unfortunately our only options in our area were treated or untreated pine. We did not have access to cedar or redwood for our boxes. If we had been able to obtain those woods, we would have chosen the cedar. We could not find it at any of our lumber yards here in eastern NC.

[ukulelelearner]

I love the use of the laddis as a fence, great idea!!

[misspookietoodle]

such a pretty garden!!! :)

[misspookietoodle]

@atticus9799 - i have pine boxes and mine are in their 4th season & still going strong!... would have preferred cedar boxes, because they repel insects, but it was too expensive. pine works, though. just be gentle with them. :)

[lkcheat]

enjoyed you gardening vids,too!