The Grovestead
  •  Blog
  •  Events
  •  Publications
    • The Family Economy
    • Durable Trades
    • The Grovestead Newsletter
    • Audio Recordings
  •  Gather & Grow
  •  Ivar’s Workshop
The Grovestead
The Grovestead
  •  Blog
  •  Events
  •  Publications
    • The Family Economy
    • Durable Trades
    • The Grovestead Newsletter
    • Audio Recordings
  •  Gather & Grow
  •  Ivar’s Workshop
  •  Blog
  •  Events
    • Farm Camp
    • Workshops
    • Internships
  •  Publications
    • Durable Trades
    • The Grovestead Newsletter
  •  Farm Stand
  •  About Us

Posts by tag

raised beds

5 posts
View Post
  • 574
  • Gardening

Building raised bed gardens, step-by-step

  • June 20, 2014
  • 2 comments
  • Rory
I normally wouldn’t detail how to build a raised bed garden—its just a box, after all. But when a friend of mine who is starting his own backyard garden asked…
Share
0
0
0
View Post
  • 72
  • Gardening

Tulip bloom

  • May 21, 2014
  • 2 comments
  • Rory
There’s nothing more beautiful than a dense bed of tulips, so last Fall I planted a couple hundred tulip bulbs in our four raised beds and then waited out a…
Share
0
0
0
View Post
  • 52
  • Gardening

Black Gold: Profiting from the community compost site

  • May 15, 2014
  • 2 comments
  • Rory
Good dirt is hard to find. Last year I filled four raised beds one shovelful at a time with dirt from our recently plowed field. It was possibly the most…
Share
0
0
0
View Post
  • 45
  • Gardening

Raised beds under construction

  • May 5, 2014
  • 4 comments
  • Rory
When I laid out the garden last year I left room for some upgrades. This year we have expanded the garden plot and are adding 4 new raised beds. These…
Share
0
0
0
First tulip peeking through
View Post
  • 10
  • Gardening

Tulip Sighting

  • April 13, 2014
  • One comment
  • Rory
Pulled the straw cover off our raised beds this week. It was exciting to see the first tulip stems peeking through. Last fall we packed all four raised beds full…
Share
0
0
0
Recent Posts
  • MACHE in Duluth
    • May 18, 2025
    • 40 views
  • Awesome and Wonderful, part 2
    • May 13, 2025
    • 53 views
  • A Day at Blissful Bee Pastures
    • March 30, 2025
    • 235 views
Popular Posts
  • Managed Intensive Rotational Grazing for Sheep
    • December 27, 2016
    • 26.1K views
  • Where’s the Beef? It’s time to build our own supply chains.
    • April 25, 2020
    • 24.4K views
  • The Rory’s and the Becca’s
    • April 16, 2024
    • 23.2K views
EMAIL LIST
Contact
The Grovestead
  •  Blog
  •  Events
  •  Publications
  •  Gather & Grow
  •  Ivar’s Workshop
Copyright © 2022 by The Grovestead. All Rights Reserved.

Input your search keywords and press Enter.