This spring we decided to try some new things for our garden, the first being our Tower Garden from Juice Plus (www.motherearth.towergarden.com) It's all set up and running with new seedlings. Ray has always hated washing lettuces so this is the perfect solution - soil free!!
We have put up cattle panels which will allow us to grow in places we haven't been able to before. Melons and squashes take up so much room in the garden so going vertical seemed like the best solution. Ray's Aunt Paula and Uncle Larry helped us get the first ones up.
We used the same concept for another area in the garden. This set up allows us to plant in the garden but the vines from cucumbers, peas, and beans can grow up and out.
Year after year, I struggle with how to stake tomatoes. It seems like no matter what I try they fall all over and become a mess with tomatoes getting stuck on the ground and rotting. We are using cattle panels for them as well - growing between two. I think I will weave string between the two as they grow but still figuring that out.
We have never had great luck with potatoes or sweet potatoes so we're trying this new potato tower. It's fencing lined with straw and filled with 2 year old compost. The potatoes are planted every foot apart from the bottom up and placed along the edge with the eyes facing out. The idea is that the plant will grow to the outside and middle will become filled with pounds and pounds of potatoes :) We did get a little excited and planted two towers - hoping it pays off. The top row is starting to sprout after two weeks of waiting.
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