Hi all,
Now that it is getting close to plant out time, I'm wondering where the best spot would be to put the things. I've got 18 5-gallon fabric pots for now, but would like to get some raised beds in the future. This will be a two question topic, so hopefully we can knock out both.
First off, here is my house/plot --
Hard to tell from that picture, but I do have a deck. As things are now, the front gets sun in the morning, the back in the evening. If I wanted them to get sun all day, I'm pretty sure I'd have to stick them out in the middle of my backyard somewhere. I'm not completely against doing that, but it would probably look tacky (just moved in, don't want my neighbors to hate me quite yet). My original idea was the deck, but as mentioned, they'd only get sun in the afternoon/evening and, with that, the railings cast shadow and would diffuse some of the light as the day goes on. So... where should my current crop go?
Other question. When I do build some raised beds, where would a good spot be? There is a slight east to west hill at the back right of the house from that picture, but it evens out as decently enough as you approach my plot line. It is a pretty deep backyard, so I'm not sure where the optimum spot would be to build them.
Any ideas/suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Now that it is getting close to plant out time, I'm wondering where the best spot would be to put the things. I've got 18 5-gallon fabric pots for now, but would like to get some raised beds in the future. This will be a two question topic, so hopefully we can knock out both.
First off, here is my house/plot --
Hard to tell from that picture, but I do have a deck. As things are now, the front gets sun in the morning, the back in the evening. If I wanted them to get sun all day, I'm pretty sure I'd have to stick them out in the middle of my backyard somewhere. I'm not completely against doing that, but it would probably look tacky (just moved in, don't want my neighbors to hate me quite yet). My original idea was the deck, but as mentioned, they'd only get sun in the afternoon/evening and, with that, the railings cast shadow and would diffuse some of the light as the day goes on. So... where should my current crop go?
Other question. When I do build some raised beds, where would a good spot be? There is a slight east to west hill at the back right of the house from that picture, but it evens out as decently enough as you approach my plot line. It is a pretty deep backyard, so I'm not sure where the optimum spot would be to build them.
Any ideas/suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks!