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Comment on 6 great reasons to grow your own food by Chris Downs

Chris Downs — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:50:11 +0000

Hi Tony!

I loved this article! We re-started growing our own food and getting back to a self-sufficient lifestyle to live healthy. As we had “strayed” from our roots (pun intended) I became very sick. The Organic Healthy food we grow again continues to heal and strengthen our health. David Jeters, my business partner at HIS Farm, has even started growing food on his own! My wife Heather loves the Garden and we keep making it bigger.

Looking forward to meeting you one day! Thank you for all of your great articles!

Chris Downs

Comment on 7 things to look for when buying land by What Do I Look For When Buying Undeveloped Land - hisfarm

What Do I Look For When Buying Undeveloped Land - hisfarm — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:18:10 +0000

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Comment on Amazing yields in a small space: raised bed gardening by Bill Brikiatis

Bill Brikiatis — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 02:05:25 +0000

One example of a vegetable that grows better in the ground rather than in a raised bed is potatoes. As you said, raised beds tend to dry out more quickly, which is bad for potatoes. With or without a raised bed, the important point to remember is to continue building soil by regularly adding compost.
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Comment on Another way to start a garden by Val

Val — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:42:10 +0000

I did pretty much this exact method! We moved into a new place late in the spring, so I had to scramble to get my garden in. I also dug holes and filled with compost and then the plants. After I got that first wave of seedlings into the ground, I got the rototiller and only went down far enough to break up the turf and a couple of inches of soil below. I then raked up the turf and put in more soil (I had a truck load delivered) and tossed the turf I dug up in other areas of the yard (the entire yard is very sandy and is going to take some time for me to add enough organic matter to get it anywhere near healthy!).

My garden is doing pretty well! I just added some compost tea recently, and otherwise we either mow around the planting area or I just come through with my hands and yank up the tallest sections (as I said, the soil is poor, so the grass doesn’t grow very fast).

Comment on An alternative method for staking garden plants by Jami @ An Oregon Cottage

Jami @ An Oregon Cottage — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:10:48 +0000

This is a clever idea. I love growing my cukes up a trellis (though I use a ladder-type set-up) and I’m always looking for ways to tame the tomatoes. Thanks!
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Comment on Amazing yields in a small space: raised bed gardening by Another way to start a garden | Beat Unemployment

Another way to start a garden | Beat Unemployment — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:36:07 +0000

[...] get your ground tilled up, and put together a nice garden plot. Better yet, you could build raised beds and fill them with some high quality soil so you will have fertile and friable soil that is optimal [...]

Comment on An alternative method for staking garden plants by Carly

Carly — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:27:21 +0000

This is what we’ve just done in the polytunnel, works great on the cucumbers and tomatoes. So simple, don’t know why we didn’t do it sooner!

Comment on An alternative method for staking garden plants by Barb @ A Life in Balance

Barb @ A Life in Balance — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:38:02 +0000

I staked my plants this year, though I was a bit lazy about keeping the tomatoes tied to the stakes. Love the picture of your garden.
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Comment on An alternative method for staking garden plants by Mil

Mil — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:00:31 +0000

I will need to do this with my fava beans and peas next year. They got really tall this year and fell over, but we still got some good eats!
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Comment on An alternative method for staking garden plants by Melynda@MomsSundayCafe

Melynda@MomsSundayCafe — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:11:27 +0000

I love easy solutions like this one, thanks!
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