My deck.
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Layer of weed fabric, then some rocks. Then some more weed fabric before I put any organic soil inside. -
Darrin building me an herb/veggie box from deck wood. Cost online for one of these boxes was $300 and up. We only spent $50 for materials. (And he made me for free!) -
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Yeah, looks a little like a coffin. But it works! -
Proud man (and my neighbor who helped carry it to the back deck. It was super heavy) -
Thai beer on a hot day of planting. :) -
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My flower boxes for around the deck. I don't own this place, so I don't bother to mount them. I used a lot of marigolds to hopefully keep some pests away. -
The bare deck. -
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Strawberries in the coconut baskets.. already ate one! -
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Strawberries before some critter ate them. -
growing.. -
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some baby cherry tomatoes.. -
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growing.. -
Squash taking over. -
green pepper sighting! -
mint, rosemary, basil, cilantro, dill (MY FAVE!) and thyme. -
Getting some much needed RAIN! 6/27/11
Herbs, veggies and some flowers. There is nothing more fun, rewarding and tasty but cooking with my own herbs and veggies just a few steps away from the kitchen. Dill, my fave, is especially useful in many summer recipes for deviled eggs, potato salad and even in burgers :)
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On June 27,2011 Heatherb1011 said:
"Note to self: First time growing zucchini squash and cucumbers. They need ROOM! Oops! Lesson learned!"
On June 2,2011 Heatherb1011 said:
"Everything is growing. I didn't use any plant food either. Just organic soil and then organic manure and humus. "