Getting back into gardening

[Blake]

Blake from Alabama here...it's been about 4 years since I've even had the time to do any gardening, so I am looking forward to getting back into things by getting our 5 raised beds ready to plant this spring. I started a business that had me working crazy hours during the startup phase and those beds have been nothing more than a crab grass farm since then, so I'll have some work ahead of me

Also looking forward to learning more here and interacting with the community!

 

[Sheal]

Welcome Blake. It won't be long before Spring is here again, good luck getting those raised beds ready to go.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Bonjour @Blake! Raised Beds are an excellent way to garden.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Roll Tide @Blake! As you know leaves are falling here in Alabama, and they make a good compost for the beds!

 

[Blake]

Roll Tide @Blake! As you know leaves are falling here in Alabama, and they make a good compost for the beds!

I have more than I know what to do with most years

RTR!

 

[LouisFerdinand]

@Blake, Does your city street department have a service to take away the autumn leaves?

 

[Blake]

@Blake, Does your city street department have a service to take away the autumn leaves?

They do downtown but we're too far out for them to pickup. In the past I've shredded them up to compost or burned them and used the ashes as an amendment.

 

[DirtMechanic]

They do downtown but we're too far out for them to pickup. In the past I've shredded them up to compost or burned them and used the ashes as an amendment.

I have an 8hp troybilt chipper shredder but I too have found burning more to my purpose since I wet the final stages of the burn to get charcoals to mix with the composts. Plus its fun and even a social evening.

 

[zigs]

Welcome to the forum