http://countrylife.lehmans.com/2009/06/18/whats-growing/ Your online simplicity village Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:07:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://countrylife.lehmans.com/2009/06/18/whats-growing/comment-page-1/#comment-1067 shopper Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:29:25 +0000 http://countrylife.lehmans.com/?p=2631#comment-1067 I was thinking about Kathy from New York and her lawn chair gardening. I can weed for hours on my hands and knees but getting up off the ground is the clumsy and painful price I pay for this joy. So I stole some under-utilized bunk feeders (2'x2'x10'long) from our livestock and made really raised beds. They gently warm seedlings in the spring and keep my radishes, lettuce, carrots, and other bunny food up out of reach. Plus, I can sit in a chair and weed all day. Hint: once filled with soil, the plastic liners can be kind of heavy for the metal stands and tend to sag. Stick a couple of boards on the metal frame under the liner before filling with soil and it will remain in position perfectly. Oh, and my garden includes the ducklings I raise. They can rest in the shade under the bunk feeders and can't mess up the plantings above. Their kiddie pool water gets recycled into the berry bushes around the edge of the fenced garden and it is all quite picturesque. When the ducklings are grown enough, they go out into the bigger farm world equipped with outdoor skills such as foraging, seeking shelter, and water navigation. I just love growing things. I was thinking about Kathy from New York and her lawn chair gardening. I can weed for hours on my hands and knees but getting up off the ground is the clumsy and painful price I pay for this joy. So I stole some under-utilized bunk feeders (2′x2′x10′long) from our livestock and made really raised beds.
They gently warm seedlings in the spring and keep my radishes, lettuce, carrots, and other bunny food up out of reach. Plus, I can sit in a chair and weed all day.
Hint: once filled with soil, the plastic liners can be kind of heavy for the metal stands and tend to sag. Stick a couple of boards on the metal frame under the liner before filling with soil and it will remain in position perfectly.
Oh, and my garden includes the ducklings I raise. They can rest in the shade under the bunk feeders and can’t mess up the plantings above. Their kiddie pool water gets recycled into the berry bushes around the edge of the fenced garden and it is all quite picturesque.
When the ducklings are grown enough, they go out into the bigger farm world equipped with outdoor skills such as foraging, seeking shelter, and water navigation. I just love growing things.

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