Gardening in Fridley, Minnesota
Posted June 1, 2011 by The Farmer
Last year we had an above ground fire-pile. It was 4 18 inch pavers set next to each other. This year we decided we wanted a bonafide fire pit so that we could have fires without the wind blowing ash around as easily. I started the pit back on May 21 and today I finally [...]
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1 Comment.Posted May 16, 2011 by The Farmer
Last spring we tore down a HUGE slightly rotting, slightly green, very ugly deck from the side of our house. We put in a patio by the back kitchen door, but since we weren’t planning on entertaining 50 people at once, we didn’t patio the whole area. The dirt underneath was unimproved, but we planted [...]
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5 Comments.Posted May 10, 2011 by The Farmer
Craigslist Caper Creates Carboniferous Crop A few days ago, while preparing the yard for the black dirt, I posted the photo below and said “I want black dirt on top mostly to stop the sand from infiltrating the grass and garden … I might have to try to grow some shade-loving grass or something, just [...]
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1 Comment.Posted April 18, 2011 by The Farmer
While planting the grape vines yesterday I noticed that the compost bin was in poor repair, to put it nicely. Made from the thinnest, cheapest plywood I could find, and 1×2 firring strips, it worked well for the last year, but it’s showing its age. The sides are bowing out so the lid doesn’t cover [...]
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