Your 2026 Garden

[fuzzi]

Cleaned out litter from one coop yesterday, topped off four fallow raised beds. I'll let it sit in the weather before turning it under. I also added the second layer of blocks to the first bed rebuild project.

 

[jxp]

Cleaned out litter from one coop yesterday, topped off four fallow raised beds. I'll let it sit in the weather before turning it under. I also added the second layer of blocks to the first bed rebuild project.
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Are you dry stacking the cinder blocks or going for a more permanent structure? How many rows high do you plan to eventually make this bed? Are you using rebar for stability?

Sorry for so many questions, there's a number of builders in my family.

 

[StarOnFire59]

Cleaned out litter from one coop yesterday, topped off four fallow raised beds. I'll let it sit in the weather before turning it under. I also added the second layer of blocks to the first bed rebuild project.
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I saw one similar to the top one in a planting video. They filled the cinder blocks & planted flowers around that are good for the pollinators but will deter plant eating pests. Useful & quite attractive.

 

[akroberts1085]

Cleaned out litter from one coop yesterday, topped off four fallow raised beds. I'll let it sit in the weather before turning it under. I also added the second layer of blocks to the first bed rebuild project.
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If I had the money to I would definitely build some raised beds with cinder blocks. I'm thinking about buying some more soil and adding peas to my potato beds but I don't know if it's going to be a waste of time to do so because I don't have a lot of luck with peas. I think our area is too hot

 

[fuzzi]

Are you dry stacking the cinder blocks or going for a more permanent structure? How many rows high do you plan to eventually make this bed? Are you using rebar for stability?

Sorry for so many questions, there's a number of builders in my family.

I am planning on filling the block holes but not with anything permanent, dirt probably. It's just a two block high "dry stack". I am making sure the base blocks are level.

 

[fuzzi]

I saw one similar to the top one in a planting video. They filled the cinder blocks & planted flowers around that are good for the pollinators but will deter plant eating pests. Useful & quite attractive.

It gets hot here, so if I planted in the holes I would probably plant annuals like portulaca that can take heat.

I have some 2" blocks to lay on top so I can sit to garden.

 

[fuzzi]

If I had the money to I would definitely build some raised beds with cinder blocks. I'm thinking about buying some more soil and adding peas to my potato beds but I don't know if it's going to be a waste of time to do so because I don't have a lot of luck with peas. I think our area is too hot

When I retired I had vacation days left to cash out. I invested the money in the blocks.

 

[StarOnFire59]

When I retired I had vacation days left to cash out. I invested the money in the blocks.
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When I retired I sold my house in W WA and moved to Idaho.

 

[StarOnFire59]

It gets hot here, so if I planted in the holes I would probably plant annuals like portulaca that can take heat.

I have some 2" blocks to lay on top so I can sit to garden.

It gets pretty hot here too. With lack of snow this year we're expecting drought weather this summer, and way too many wasps.

 

[StarOnFire59]

It gets pretty hot here too. With lack of snow this year we're expecting drought weather this summer, and way too many wasps.

It gets hot here, so if I planted in the holes I would probably plant annuals like portulaca that can take heat.

I have some 2" blocks to lay on top so I can sit to garden.

I feel for the rural areas. They will be hurting & if they're on well water they could run out. I was talking on the phone to a friend in
W WA. I mentioned I could tell it had been raining. She said, Oh no. I said that was a good thing here. So little moisture this year. We need some ground water. Besides I cheat & I see my tulips are just poking up; leaves about 3-4 inches high. Irrigation probably won't get turned on until June, and they don't want us using house water for outside plants.