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Getting the garden ready

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Rwise

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Here in Oklahoma it's spring, the birds are singing spring songs, flowers are blooming, time to get the grow started. So I got out the toys and went to work, the 500 gallon leaking tank becomes raised beds, here's the first. 2 cart loads of soil (about 135 gallons), first layer has (pre layer ash) first cart load of soil, a pile of leaves chopped up, banana peels (1whole banana), egg shells, pelleted sulfur, pelleted dolomite, bone meal, blood meal then toss. Cover that with not so edited soil just a bit of powdered sulfur over the top, and drop in some "Wet Teddy Bears" seed, Autos by Tenaha Genetics (F1 cross tween 2 hybrids). And yes these is no perlite! Instead I have worms, wigglers, meal worms, earth worms, night crawlers, lots of them.
This area is becoming a raised bed as there is no soil (maybe 4") just a rock below. Many more trees will come down, I'll use the logs for the walls of the raised bed, burn the limbs for the ash. I have 2 more of these rings to make raised beds with, then the ones from food grade plastic 55 gallon drums.
So what all y'all doin?
 

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You're making both a bit jealous of being able to grow outdoors and a bit homesick at the same time! I'll bet if April and May storm season is gentle to you, you'll yield more than your household can consume.
 
Looks like an awesome set up. I've noticed with my bins that the worms seldom burrow very deep, so you might consider some compostable material near the surface as a food source. How many plants are you planning on in each raised bed? I certainly envy how much room you have.
 
Have you heard of hugelkultur not misspelled it’s a practice that goes really well with raised beds it increases the lifespan of the dirt in them by adding slow release organic matter that will release nutrients for years and your worms would LOVE all the carbon that hugelkultur adds

also I’m from ok too and am trying to stay completely legal I recently found out while trying to find seeds in ok that it’s illegal technically to import seeds from out of state I know of a lot of places to get clones places like Route 66 in Tulsa and escalated greens in eufaula but I’ve yet to find anywhere with a wide selection of seeds I could just use clones but after starting some seeds over the winter I’ve learned I prefer starting from seed they feel like your plants instead of adopted ones I’m curious if you know of any good legal local seed sources
 
This one gets 6 Autos, maybe a photo in the center, the others will only have one hopefully big ass plant. LOL
 
Had to gooogle that one, the "soil" was wood chips long long ago, still some wood in there and the worms luv it..
I buy seed on line, there are some here that could give up some seed as some of us make them. I have some crosses from Bruce Banner 3 (male) and Dresden Green Diamond also Shock Trauma, both girls gave plenty of seed. I can certainly share, PM me and lets go email.
 
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I burn a lot so I try to grow a lot. I luv my place, but it is starting to fell grown up around me, most of the larger farms have been broken up. Maybe I can grow some trees in the other 2 of these beds.
 
LOL Rwise my neighbors have big sacks like yours. Good for you and having all that sunshine. Still in the 40s here and not planting my seeds for outdoor yet won't have a place big enough to hold down 4 photos for 2 month i will wait till end of April to begin. Do it while you got the muscles takes 2 to lift mine into the wagon anymore.
 
Put my shade up for my work area yesterday and started moving in today. I will be using 15,35 and 65 gallon fabric bags from gassroots. Some Indica strains go in 35 gallon and will go on carts so they can be pulled under cover if we get late season rain like we used to. The rest will go on frames off the ground. Veggies around the outside. OG Kush goes in first on Thurs. We are aloud 12 for our household. Looking forward to it.
 

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Its going to be a bit chilli here at night for a while yet, we'll see how these autos take it. In about 3 weeks I plan on planting the photos. And then hope we dont get a late freeze!
 
I spotted all the wheels in the second pic and thought the shed was being put on them! Also the cacti in the background, ever make jam from the fruits?
And I agree, nice place!
 
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