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These are from the greenhouse and the backyard. Used strawbale beds and it took a lot of rabbit manure to 'neutralize' the pesticides and herbicides in the bales...but eventually they take off.
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Not exactly a photo of the garden, but the layout thus far (the glasshouse still has to be built). We're on a suburban property in a neighborhood built on historic market gardens. All of the veggies are planted in raised beds. The fruit trees were planted bare-rooted, have been in the ground for only 4 months, and recently bloomed and grew leaves. No shots of the entire garden just yet, but some "close-ups" below.





And the one below is particularly old as all of the raised beds are now in place. Obviously needing to get out with the camera!

 
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Pretty unusual to have such a green looking garden this late in the year at the Minnesota-North Dakota border.  Some of the record low temps for this time of year are below zero F.....lucky for us we've only seen teens a few nights.  With some tarps, we were able to squeak the kale through the cold snap.  The hammer will drop again in a few days or few weeks, but for now it's nice to be harvesting kale from the garden for Thanksgiving dinner.  Debating digging some sunchokes and parsnips as well for the meal.  The cold was enough to cover the river with ice, but it's thawed enough for the weekend.....maybe just enough time for a kayak trip or two before it closes up again.
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With some tarps, we were able to squeak the kale through the cold snap
With some tarps, we were able to squeak the kale through the cold snap
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it's nice to be harvesting kale from the garden for Thanksgiving dinner
it's nice to be harvesting kale from the garden for Thanksgiving dinner
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The cold was enough to cover the river with ice, but it's thawed enough for the weekend
The cold was enough to cover the river with ice, but it's thawed enough for the weekend

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Here's the community garden at the college. Raised beds with drip irrigation and my 'ollas'.
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Here's the community garden at the college
Here's the community garden at the college
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Raised beds with drip irrigation and my 'ollas'.
Raised beds with drip irrigation and my 'ollas'.
 
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Chard and friends
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Lots of great gardens. I definitely need to get off my keister and get some things rolling. The chicken prepping the dirt begins in April this next year.

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A couple of years ago I made a raised bed out of an old cattle watering tank. It's 6' in diameter. I made the bed by layering sunflower stalks, manure, wood chip mulch, old hay, and a few bags of so-called organic topsoil from the nursery. Each year I would top off the bed with a half dozen new bags of soil from the nursery until the settling stopped. I built the bed in 2011. It's been 2 years since I added soil and everything is stabile right now. I have nice, dark, crumbly soil! In this image you see peas and jalapenos planted among the 'ollas' that I use for irrigation. The rail around the stock tank was to keep the cows from stepping in to cool their feet! I've found that it takes several years to build the soil in a new bed so be patient with your first few crops.
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a raised bed out of an old cattle watering tank
a raised bed out of an old cattle watering tank
 
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About to make some layout changes and add some fencing..... Looks a little bleak getting ready for the updates.  Ready for some tree pruning also.
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Looks a little bleak getting ready for the updates
Looks a little bleak getting ready for the updates
 
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2016 updates, spring, summer, and winter.

I probably went overboard with wrapping my bananas but they are out in the open and don't have a building or fence blocking the north wind so why not? The banana I had in the greenhouse froze close to death while these did fine. Lost several Lime Gold and Pereskiopsis plants do to the weather forecast being ~10 degrees above the actual temperature. All but about two of my Pineapple plants that I grow from tops are a lost cause as well.

Otherwise everything is growing great and all the cold weather crops that weren't under plastic covers bounced back, except one variety of mustard which seems to like being limp.

If I am successful with two banana plants then I'm clearing out several hundred feet of brush and trees between my garden and the larger field and planting a banana grove over it for privacy and profitability.
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Can't wait for spring to hurry up and get here!
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Updated but even still more changes since this....
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Updated but even still more changes since this....
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I posted this under spring before but I took a new picture from my table on the first day of spring because it is so glorious when I first look in there and see all those pink blooms.  in the background out the window is the top of the peach house.
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picture from my table on the first day of spring
picture from my table on the first day of spring
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it is so glorious when I first look in there and see all those pink blooms
it is so glorious when I first look in there and see all those pink blooms

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Yummy stuff in last year's garden - since I don't have chickens I roasted them for dinner

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July 2015
July 2015
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first hugel harvest
first hugel harvest

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a few more from previous year as my garden is still under snow ... doh
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Cilantro and Collards were good all winter.
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Cilantro and Collards were good all winter.
Cilantro and Collards were good all winter.
 
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How much cultivating can 3 chickens do?
How much seed can I get planted in 1/2 hour with a spring rake?

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Jardin permaculture pédagogique by Alôsnys from WikiMedia.org
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another permie garden

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The peas and marigolds I sowed before winter (at the warmest spot of my front yard) are doing very well!

"Also, just as you want men to do to you, do the same way to them" (Luke 6:31)

 
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permaculture garden from orinhardy.wordpress.com
Rainbow Garden Bed at Cornwall Eden Project from FamilyFoodGarden.com
raised garden bed from Survival.org.au
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Just starting out a window garden before I move into a house with a backyard.

Left Side-(from left to right) mint sprouts, moss in bowl, (unkown)Cacti and rat-tail cacti.

Right Side-(from left to right) Garlic and unknown, bolted/bloomed cilantro, small lavender, jalapeno with cilantro under/around.

Not impressive but I'm happy with this start.
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so far this year in the west virginia panhandle in my rather large backyard with a greenhouse not shown
seen in picture onions leeks spinach lettuce potatoes snow peas carrots mescalin mix garlic
unseen other potatoes tomatoes snow peas beets herbs beans white red and concord seedless with bunches grape vines elderberries strawberries raspberries orange black and red asparagus rhubarb horseradish peppers tomatilios red lettuce romaine lettuce squash yellow and zucchini  arugula chard collards kale etc  

note: i am seeking an older retired person who believes in Yahshua = Jesus to share my bounty and life with no rent but just pitch in for utilities and no drugs smoking drinking no TV and no living in active sin amen
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large backyard garden

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last years greenhouse overflowing .. this yr it has tomatoes and broccoli
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in west virginia now in a small town martinsburg growing lots of veggies.. thank you Jesus
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me yesterday digging in my gardens with grape vines and strawberry patches behind me along fence and chard in front of me with potatoes
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Early spring garden with chicken shed completely covered in perfumed climbers



Little wild corner with new supporting poles in chestnut



The Raspberries and Tayberries are on their way



The yellow Banksia rose in the oak, the gloriette keeping our root cellar cool and our handsome cockerel



Goat shed, duck shed, Wisteria, Mexican Orange blossom and Yukka on the path to the potager

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With the PNW having the coldest wettest winter in recorded history, it's been a slow year on the annual vegetable front.  But, my comfrey is shoulder-height, so nearly five feet tall.   We're about to get some heat, so I imagine it is going to struggle at this size, so I'll chop it back. But, right now, how glorious it is!

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I'm so excited to be a member of this forum. I just bought my home This past Summer 2016 and spent this winter cleaning up the wildness of the property trees and then burying the refuse (branches, leaves, weeds and grass clippings.) We went from this (the front pear tree had died):




To this just 1 year later:
I've added a small veggie garden (6ft x 18ft) built on top of Hugelkultur beds and planted fruit trees (peach, cherry, fig, citrus, plum, pear, apple, mulberry, grapevines, blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries). In the process, I've mined up tons of TX limestone and made use of it as garden bed borders. The citrus trees will get protective coverings this winter with help from my pops. I've also put in irrigation.

Small but long Hugel beds:












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Welcome, congrats and good luck Sara!

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Third year settling in.   I like to keep it wild.  
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3rd year
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Here's a few pics of my garden and my favorite lettuce.
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my garden with turkey
my garden with turkey
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Loxley Clovis,

how big is your chunk of land? I love the rainbow row concept and what it looks like in practice. What gave you the idea and how do you decide what gets planted next to what?

Thanks!

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The trellis for my zuchetta rampicante tromboncino (sp?).  It's built into my outdoor kitchen/rainwater catchment structure.
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