Author Topic: my project is under way! (Read 13464 times)

mamapoppybee · « **on:** February 23, 2014, 03:09:39 pm »

got the pool out!

set new post and made a frame

Got the slats up!

paint started.

In this one you can see the ugly old fence and an end open and ready for fill dirt to be delivered.

Jen · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2014, 03:18:36 pm »

Cool! When's the pool party?

G3farms · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2014, 03:35:19 pm »

Jen I think you are just a tad late for the pool party, maybe a weed pulling party in a few months

mamapoppybee · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2014, 03:42:13 pm »

g3 is kinda right jen converting to a raised bed garden. Gonna let whats in there get a lil more active growing then im a go round up crazy befor i set beds. spray them dead and hit with black cloth then beds start going in.

Perry · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2014, 03:48:39 pm »

Whew, I'm tired just looking at those pictures, never mind the work involved. Hat's off to you, I am sure it will all be worth it when you're sitting off in a chair admiring the garden.

G3farms · « **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2014, 04:00:17 pm »

I seem to remember somebody else putting in a bunch of raised beds a while back

Jen · « **Reply #6 on:** February 23, 2014, 04:10:35 pm »

Ooooh Okay! Cool! looks like a great sunny place for a garden

Slowmodem · « **Reply #7 on:** February 23, 2014, 05:17:39 pm »

I'll be glad when the garden's not a mud puddle and I can start turning it over. I've got five new acres now I've got to bush hog and plant clover in, too.

riverbee · « **Reply #8 on:** February 23, 2014, 09:05:56 pm »

great pictures! thank you!!!

Marbees · « **Reply #9 on:** February 23, 2014, 11:51:29 pm »

Very nice, love raised beds, built five of them myself

BoilerJim · « **Reply #10 on:** February 24, 2014, 07:07:35 am »

Great pictures of a great project mamapoppybee. Perry did some raised beds a couple of years ago as well and had some great photos of them. I know he posted them on the last website, not sure if he has made them available on this one……yet. A little gentle coaxing he might…..

Perry · « **Reply #11 on:** February 24, 2014, 07:25:36 am »

mamapoppybee · « **Reply #12 on:** February 24, 2014, 07:50:34 am »

wow perry pretty garden looks to be mrs perry loves it as much as i do!

G3farms · « **Reply #13 on:** February 24, 2014, 07:58:04 am »

Nice bunch of four deep hives in the back also.

Perry · « **Reply #14 on:** February 24, 2014, 08:20:19 am »

G3, those were all either empty or full of honey, no bees.

I would never dream of keeping that many colonies in the backyard (well, maybe dream). I store my empty gear there, and any deep frames of honey I remove during the summer to make room in brood chambers. I then use those frames in the fall to heavy up any light hives. The only surprise I had that summer was when I went to move an empty box it was full of bees!

BoilerJim · « **Reply #15 on:** February 24, 2014, 12:29:08 pm »

Looks like very heavy duty lumber, Perry. What height and thickness did you use? Looks kind of like oak?

Perry · « **Reply #16 on:** February 24, 2014, 12:31:23 pm »

2 x 10" rough cut Hemlock. Pretty rot resistant cause I didn't want to use pressure treated for the garden.

mamapoppybee · « **Reply #17 on:** March 30, 2014, 04:16:27 pm »

here is a bit more of the progress we have made on the reno. Im excited because i have a few beds to play in on the week days now and get some gardening started! Happy times for this lil lady.

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #18 on:** March 30, 2014, 07:49:57 pm »

NOOOO!!! I'm NOT showing ANY of those pics to my wife.... None, zero!!!!

Somehow..... I expected Mrs Perry to have a beard too.... so now I am wondering how Perry conned such a pretty gal into marrying him?

Secrets like that might be worth Paying for!!!

Impressive Perry, You too Momap.. just DON'T be talking to my wife!!!!

mamapoppybee · « **Reply #19 on:** March 30, 2014, 07:56:18 pm »

i snapped a pic of my honey holding down the wheel barrow after we finished yesterday. I promise i didn't make him do it all lil lady had her share of the brick toting and dirt moving