- 4' x 4' plots of land for the garden. While it made it nice for crop rotation it also limited my space for growing. Over crowding was necessary to plant every thing I wanted.
- Even thought I had 24" between 4'x4' plots to allow space for my lawn mower it was a pain. It was a good idea but bad in practice.
- Only used 4" boards to make the beds raised 3" above ground. This allowed the grass and weeds to easily invade the garden.
- Tried to grow too many things and too many heirloom vegetables.
- Drip irrigation is not the best solution for the garden. I found that the vegetables that were around the spray heads grew better than the ones at the drip heads.
So the plan this time around.
- Redo the garden so that is a 4' x 24' bed. This will solve 2 problems. One it will allow more growing space and two I will not have to mow between beds. However the garden may be slightly bigger as I will be cutting a 2 x 12 x 10' board in half. Being frugal I will probably make the garden a bit wider.
- I will use 2" x 12" x 12' boards to form the garden bed. It will raise the garden one foot above the ground. Hopefully it will keep the weeds at bay a bit more and also make it easier to tend.
- Focus on the vegetables I like to grill and pickle. Onion, carrots, egg plant, tomato, cucumber, peppers and some herbs.
- Use the drip irrigation but mostly the spray heads. Due to city code and state regulations I will use the drip irrigation system. If it is not permanent the city/state cannot ticket me.
Even though I had success with my garden there is room for improvement. For one thing it will take a lot of dirt to fill the new raised bed. The city has fill I can load in my truck and use. I will also be enhancing it with manure and bagged garden dirt. Will also be using leaves and pine needles for composting.
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