July 6th, 2013 at 7:02 pm
The space for my garden was filled with very hardy thistle. In order to kill the plants and seeds I tried solarization.
After rototilling the spot it was covered with organic matter and watered to a depth of twelve inches.
Last it was covered with heavy black plastic from late fall to late spring.
Corner post were added to get ready for deer fencing.
The fencing is six feet high. Deer can easily jump over it, but hopefully they won’t.
Now it has plots that are planted, supports for tomatoes, cucumbers, beans and squash. I made the paths pebbles this time hoping those will last longer than mulch.
And now there is an extension being solarized. So far no deer have jumped the fence.
After a few weeks peppers and squash ready to pick.
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