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The Hot Tub Garden Layout

Posted in Serendipity, tagged garden, Hot Tub Garden, vegetable garden on May 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Hot Tub Garden Layout

I can’t believe all the interest in my “Hot Tub Garden”. The question I got the most was about what I planted so here is the layout and the plants. I will keep posting photos as it grows to show the progress.

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A Raised Garden

Posted in Serendipity, tagged garden, peppers, Raised Garden, squash, tomatoes, vegetable garden on May 24, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Gravel in bottom with some overturned buckets to fill space without all the weight

Gravel finished

Fill dirt

Garden soil and compost

Planted

I haven’t planted a garden in years. I think the last time I tried I ran into two problems: 1) red clay in my yard, and 2) a basset hound that like to dig. But this year I decided to try again but this time I planted a raised garden.

For years I enjoyed a hot tub on my deck but over the last three or four years I never used it. I tried many times to give it away to someone who would enjoy it but no takers and since it is soooo BIG and difficult to move I have “repurposed” it into my raised garden bed.

First Allen drilled a couple of holes in the bottom for drainage. Then I layered gravel. Next some fill dirt, followed by garden soil. Then my plants. Since I have never tried gardening in a small space I am not sure what to expect. I planted several tomatoes, yellow squash and zucchini and several sweet peppers along with basil. In the middle where it will be harder to reach I threw in some zinnia seeds.

Can’t wait now to see what happens.

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