New To Gardening

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by Duffy.yyz

I sure wish I had my grandfathers green thumb. That man had a beautiful garden that I can remember working in when I was little. The best part was that he never ate his own crop. He enjoyed giving it away more than anything.

My wife and I just bought a house and I am interested in forming up a couple of rows with 2x12's and planting a few things. When would be the best time to plant a garden. Peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes etc...

Scratch that idea and use cinder blocks. You can use the holes to plant herbs and what not and it last longer. If you decide build it with 2x12s and decide you dont want a garden anymore you have a wasted 2x12', if you build it with cinder blocks you can hose them off and build a smoke house.