http://www.itsjustmythoughts.com/my-square-foot-garden-update/ ramblings of a mom Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.itsjustmythoughts.com/my-square-foot-garden-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1489 bulls cap Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:42:17 +0000 http://www.itsjustmythoughts.com/?p=568#comment-1489 Actually, whether you paint or polyurethane or not, wood will rot after a few years left out in the rain and snow. Wood that has been treated to resist rot (new processes don't use arsenic or other harmful compounds) is a better source to use for a raised bed - it will last a lot longer. Make sure that you mulch your plantings with straw so that you won't have to water as much and it will block weed production. Actually, whether you paint or polyurethane or not, wood will rot after a few years left out in the rain and snow. Wood that has been treated to resist rot (new processes don’t use arsenic or other harmful compounds) is a better source to use for a raised bed – it will last a lot longer. Make sure that you mulch your plantings with straw so that you won’t have to water as much and it will block weed production.

]]> http://www.itsjustmythoughts.com/my-square-foot-garden-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1362 Florian Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:42:15 +0000 http://www.itsjustmythoughts.com/?p=568#comment-1362 It is great that you have sweet potatoes included in your garden. For one, sweet potato ranked highest in nutritional value. Nutritional value meaning fiber content, complex carbohydrates, protein, vitamins A and C, iron, and calcium. It is great that you have sweet potatoes included in your garden. For one, sweet potato ranked highest in nutritional value. Nutritional value meaning fiber content, complex carbohydrates, protein, vitamins A and C, iron, and calcium.

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