Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Its Spring!, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
David--
I would grow my 5 tomatoes in this bed, but as it is much wider than the bed I use now for them, I could grow some smaller stuff in the front--like Dill, and I could plant all my basil and Italian Parsley in the bed instead of in dinky pots as I have been doing. Lets face it--the soil in pots and W-Boxes gets as hot as the air outside--so the roots really take a beating....
In the bed I use now--on the other side of my shed, I could grow, maybe, some onions and garlic and Leeks too. Maybe a couple peppers?....Getting all excited about this project--even if I have to wait another year.

I think I like the 4x4's better than the landscape timbers. They are so skinny nowadays! Used to be really fat. That's what this bed is surrounded by now. What a difference....

Gonna have to figure out just what kind of fencing and how to incorporate it into the raised portion of the back of the bed--as this bed runs EXACTLY on my property line. Nothing left to play with.

Thanks for all your advice. yes! I know to stagger them. I did a whole new edging at my present Tomato bed which is 12' long and I nailed down landscape timbers 3 deep only 3 years ago. I used 6" spike nails. That was hard to bang them in! I only have a 4lb. sledge hammer.

Have to concentrate om seeding all me seeds this week--then i can play around with plans for the bed....

Gita

Here's my Tomato bed on the east side of my shed facing my neighbor. It gets unfiltered, bright AM sun until about 2PM. Not too bad for veggies....