Rocking the bed(s)!
Feb. 21st, 2007 02:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
errantemberThat's actually a good title, since at least 70% of my caloric expenditure recently has either been for permaculture or sex. :)
After adding the required-by-Mel squaration slats to my two beds, I planted them with actual plants. Or, at least, the *seeds* of plants. I watered before and after, and was pretty fucking amazed at how much water the Mel's Mix holds. I watered for about 5 minutes straight, with very little run-off, and the soil was only wet to 1 inch. I shit you not. I watered for another 15 minutes and then mixed it in, then planted the seeds, and finally watered again.
Later I proceeded to retrieve two bed-bottoms full of rock from a local construction site. I've decided that instead of just having an herb spiral in my front yard, I'm going to do a full raised-bed setup, which will require more rock.
One can always use more limestone!
Finally, on another Dog-Escapee Retrieval Mission, I ran into a local who both lives in a yard that abuts the new construction and is a Master Gardener for Austin.
After adding the required-by-Mel squaration slats to my two beds, I planted them with actual plants. Or, at least, the *seeds* of plants. I watered before and after, and was pretty fucking amazed at how much water the Mel's Mix holds. I watered for about 5 minutes straight, with very little run-off, and the soil was only wet to 1 inch. I shit you not. I watered for another 15 minutes and then mixed it in, then planted the seeds, and finally watered again.
Later I proceeded to retrieve two bed-bottoms full of rock from a local construction site. I've decided that instead of just having an herb spiral in my front yard, I'm going to do a full raised-bed setup, which will require more rock.
One can always use more limestone!
Finally, on another Dog-Escapee Retrieval Mission, I ran into a local who both lives in a yard that abuts the new construction and is a Master Gardener for Austin.
