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RE: Start Of Fall Garden Clean Up & How My Mint Transplant Is Fairing
I make potato boxes and raised planters during the winter as well. I have found this year I have had success with 2ftx2ft x2.5ft tall, and leaving an open bottom on them (used cardboard as a weed barrier). I got a pretty good crop halfway though the season with my one batch and will be pulling my other batch soon.
Oh thank you so much! Do you layer plant throughout the season, or just have multiple boxes? I'd be interested in seeing how you made your, if you left room or removable boards to pull taters out or if it's a box per batch? How well do they drain?
The container was gifted to me by our neighbors. Only the four sides, no bottom.
Drainage doesn't seem to be a problem, considering the downspout for gutter is right there.
I use multiple boxes (2 this year, moving to 4 next year). I do plant them on the bottom layer, then actually once the leaves are coming up, I add more mulch/compost/soil mixture (about equal parts), and allow it to grow upwards again before repeating. I will be re-making some more this winter with tutorials on how to do it (photos if @mwoodall will take them while I work). Drainage is not an issue at all, as the bottoms are open. You can have removable planks, but If you do not seal them, the wood will swell so once you remove them, you will be hard pressed to get it back on. Sealing them is key I find
yay! a build-along!! I'm down for some quality learning!!
Oh gosh I love that term! A Build-along! Now I am excited to move my wood workshop into the basement for the winter.
ha ha me too!! (she said, eager to start her own projects!!)