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June 15th, 2006 at 11:44 AM
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Here's my raised tomato bed. It doesn't even compare to what JohnCT has! Infront of my tomatoes are marigolds. To the left of the bed you can see part of my garden. I didn't wanna' post an entire pic of my garden because I've neglected the weeding lately. You can see my brussel sprouts growing strong. I have 10 more tomato plants among many other things planted in there. I have 6 more tomato plants that aren't planted because I ran out of room. I'm going to see if my neighbour wants them, if not, I'll plant them in 5 gallon pails. I'd like to build more raised beds for the years to come...gotta' compete with John. Here's my entire garden. The chicken wire was recently put up to keep my new puppy out. It certainly doesn't look the greatest but it's working.
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#46135
June 15th, 2006 at 12:54 PM
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That chicken wire looks great.. To gardeners, any fence to keep anything out is a GOOD THING!! That bed looks veryyyyyyy nice Christina... I'd like to build more raised beds for the years to come...gotta' compete with John. And here, I thought you were going to say my raised beds...
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#46136
June 15th, 2006 at 01:10 PM
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And here, I thought you were going to say my raised beds Well...realistically...for me to have beds like yours is pretty much a dream. Atleast with John, I have some hope of a contest...plus I just wanted to tease him..he's fun to tease.
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#46137
June 15th, 2006 at 02:40 PM
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#46138
June 15th, 2006 at 02:45 PM
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Christina, you'd better hope John doesn't see this! I think your garden looks terrific. Thanks for posting.
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#46139
June 15th, 2006 at 03:03 PM
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I love the raised bed, Christina ! I want raised beds soooooooooo much !
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#46140
June 15th, 2006 at 05:40 PM
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Really nice raised bed Christina! I have a raised bed for some of my flowers, but I'm thinking of starting another one so I can plant some veggies next year.
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#46141
June 15th, 2006 at 11:44 PM
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That is a fine looking garden Christina. The soil looks nice and BLACK! Better than mine for sure. And we can only daydream about having the sort of planting beds that weezie does! New puppy? Where are the baby pics?
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June 15th, 2006 at 11:55 PM
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June 16th, 2006 at 01:24 AM
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New puppy? Where are the baby pics? Why she's right here. Willy That bed was just built mid May, just in time to put my tomatoes in. My brother works on the railroads and he can get all the used railroad ties he wants. Of course you really have to pick them over to find the cleanest ones. And are they ever heavy!! I was pretty much useless the day it was built. I just watched...I was the foreman. After reading all the threads about the different tomatoes John, Peppereater and Matorsandwich are growing, I'm thinking next year to definitely try some new varieties. I'll be in touch with you John.
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#46144
June 16th, 2006 at 01:35 AM
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Wow, she is adorable. How does she get along with your other dog? I'd be happy to share. I've got over 100 varieties of seed now and I'll have more after this season!
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#46145
June 16th, 2006 at 01:49 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="COMIC SANS MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="3" face="COMIC SANS MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by johnCT: <strong> I've got over 100 varieties of seed now and I'll have more after this season!
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#46146
June 16th, 2006 at 01:51 AM
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Wow, Christina, that's a great pic. I'm sure she's lots of "help!"
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June 16th, 2006 at 02:04 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="COMIC SANS MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="3" face="COMIC SANS MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by peppereater: <strong> Whaaat?
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#46148
June 16th, 2006 at 02:06 AM
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June 16th, 2006 at 02:25 AM
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I'd like to have 100 plants next year. I'm not crazy. I son't think I want to keep track of more than about 25 varieties, though. Maybe 30.
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June 16th, 2006 at 04:17 AM
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Boy, those railroads ties really make a nice bed! I've never seen any used ones that are in such great shape. I had some along my driveway many, many years ago and they didn't look anything like that!
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June 16th, 2006 at 04:23 AM
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Ahhhhhhh Christina, Are those railroad ties???????? I didn't think they were when I first looked at it, but not totally sure now???
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#46152
June 16th, 2006 at 05:09 AM
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Are those railroad ties???????? Weezie, I didn't realize they were railroad ties either when I first saw them because they were so clean and new looking, but since she said they were I had to go back and take a second look at them! They are beautiful and make a lovely bed! I know we don't have any around here that look that good.
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June 16th, 2006 at 05:14 AM
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I'm hopin' they're not...
They look like a certain sized block of wood, and then stained...
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#46154
June 16th, 2006 at 05:27 AM
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June 16th, 2006 at 05:52 AM
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June 16th, 2006 at 06:55 AM
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John, that's exactly what I was concerned about too since I remember being told about the dangers of creosote a long time ago, but I thought maybe they had different methods of treating them now. I didn't know. Evidently, judging from your link to the article nothing has changed in all these years. It is definitely a safety issue if you are using them for a bed where you are growing vegetables or anything to eat since it appears they are still being treated with creosote. Plus, you also have to be concerned about the harm it can do to any animals you have around, and she has a new puppy.
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June 16th, 2006 at 11:01 AM
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Are those railroad ties???????? Of course they're railroad ties and they're used. It would take years to leak through the plywood! Believe you me...I know!
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#46158
June 16th, 2006 at 12:11 PM
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sprouts look good christina
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