Thursday, May 14, 2015

Season Two

The boxes are all planted this year: broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kale, collards, 10 varieties of lettuce, arugula, dandelion greens, chard, 10 kinds of heirloom tomatoes, herbs, eggplant, peppers, carrots, beets, radishes, peas, beans, cucumbers, winter squash, melons.

The tomatoes, cabbages (kale, collards, etc.), peppers, and herbs were all started indoors in March. Everything else was directly planted.
I replaced one set of tomato cages (far right), with a bean, pea, and cucumber trellis.


The bean trellis was constructed with 3/4-inch conduit, cut to two 6'5" pieces and a 3'9" cross piece, and connected using conduit elbows.
Then trellis netting was then tied to each part of the frame.
The nylon netting is incredibly durable and should last several seasons, even if left out in the elements.