Starting a new garden
- Thread starter Brian1985
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I did that once. I scraped off the lawn and discarded it. Then I bought lots of manure and mixed it in a couple of times before planting. Then I planted a small garden that did really well! I just bought some cool garden markers for next springs garden! This is what they look like. There are 50 different ones! I'm excited!
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Since it will be a new garden, first check that no electricity wiring or gas lines exist. A double dug raised bed type garden is always nice if you intend to raise a garden every year. You can border the raised beds with lumber or concrete blocks or any other solid material. Cultivate deep, as plants need the extra depth for healthy roots and a bountiful crop. Put down pea gravel for the walkways and you won't have as many weeds. The beds should be as wide as you can reach without stepping into the bed. Raise the level of the beds at least 12" to help your back . In the long run raised beds are the way to go IF YOU HAVE THE ROOM.
The thing i always do when adding garden space to existing lawn areas is to turn it over. Meaning either brake the ground with a tractor or usually for me flip over 10"x10"x10" squares with a shovel. Then the grass dies off over the winter and makes for an easier time tilling in the spring. Depending on where your at this might be impossible due to snow or the ground being frozen. On the bright side i usually have very good success in brand new garden plots.
Another trick i've been doing of late is tilling and growing in 30" wide long rows with 18" wide walkways in between that i covered the lawn with thick wood chips. This has saved me a lot of back braking work by only tilling the area that i'm growing in plus it looks really nice. Then every fall you can top off the beds with fresh compost and the walkways with woodchips making for a sort of "in-ground" raised-bed
Good luck!
Another trick i've been doing of late is tilling and growing in 30" wide long rows with 18" wide walkways in between that i covered the lawn with thick wood chips. This has saved me a lot of back braking work by only tilling the area that i'm growing in plus it looks really nice. Then every fall you can top off the beds with fresh compost and the walkways with woodchips making for a sort of "in-ground" raised-bed
Good luck!