Pretty much. Life and Death don't exist separately, either physically or metaphorically.
The bulbs are going nuts though. Some of the fancier daffodils are blooming now. I have tulips in white, yellow, red, and every shade of pink-peach-salmon. :D Grape hyacinths are still going strong, along with some of the later crocus.
I cannot wait to see blooms. They will be here so soon! Your spread of bulbs sound wonderful (and I love crocus, those beautiful early friends).
But in high summer it'll turn into an oven, and raised beds dry out faster than the ground does. Expect to need extra watering.
This will be a challenge for sure. I'm researching installing drip irrigation in the beds (we have in-ground irrigation that is ready to go for this, so I can tie into that), and I recently started learning about which different mulches to use for different purposes. Straw apparently is cooling, in addition to helping retain water, versus compost which helps keep things warm. So I'm considering all of that too. Any advice there is most welcome!
Think about how much space you need to maneuver between beds. If you want a wheeled conveyance in there, two feet might be prudent -- measure what you have that you want to fit between them. Otherwise it may be more than you need.
I think it'll work well! I definitely want enough space that you can step back if you lose your balance without tripping into the bed behind you. And, at 24", we can put additional tomato or potato pots/bags between them if we decide that makes sense. This is definitely an experiment year: see what's working, adjust for next year.
We created an Ultimate Huge Veg Garden Plan and then scaled down :D
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Date: 2 Apr 2024 17:11 (UTC)Pretty much. Life and Death don't exist separately, either physically or metaphorically.
The bulbs are going nuts though. Some of the fancier daffodils are blooming now. I have tulips in white, yellow, red, and every shade of pink-peach-salmon. :D Grape hyacinths are still going strong, along with some of the later crocus.
I cannot wait to see blooms. They will be here so soon! Your spread of bulbs sound wonderful (and I love crocus, those beautiful early friends).
But in high summer it'll turn into an oven, and raised beds dry out faster than the ground does. Expect to need extra watering.
This will be a challenge for sure. I'm researching installing drip irrigation in the beds (we have in-ground irrigation that is ready to go for this, so I can tie into that), and I recently started learning about which different mulches to use for different purposes. Straw apparently is cooling, in addition to helping retain water, versus compost which helps keep things warm. So I'm considering all of that too. Any advice there is most welcome!
Think about how much space you need to maneuver between beds. If you want a wheeled conveyance in there, two feet might be prudent -- measure what you have that you want to fit between them. Otherwise it may be more than you need.
I think it'll work well! I definitely want enough space that you can step back if you lose your balance without tripping into the bed behind you. And, at 24", we can put additional tomato or potato pots/bags between them if we decide that makes sense. This is definitely an experiment year: see what's working, adjust for next year.
We created an Ultimate Huge Veg Garden Plan and then scaled down :D