tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post7744840667976141315..comments2024-03-27T18:07:43.918-07:00Comments on Daniel's Pacific NW Garden: Allium Family Perennial Vegetables. 2.10.16Daniel Wachenheimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-16670978642636629712016-02-13T06:56:18.593-08:002016-02-13T06:56:18.593-08:00Joan, the watering is still by hand. Our well bri...Joan, the watering is still by hand. Our well brings up so much sediment, I think soaker hoses would clog too fast. I do mulch to hold in moisture, but the actuall watering is with a hose.<br /><br />In principle, the wooden boxes might be more environmentally friendly because wood is renewable. But the blocks might be cheaper - at Home Depot, 99cents per block, no corners or screws needed. The blocks are easier to assemble. Many if not most of these are reused from other purposes, so are recycled.<br /><br />The soil really shows the efforts of the past few years. Digging into it now is almost like cutting into a Duncan Hines devil's food chocolate cake. The main deficiency from the soil test was calcium. Sometimes I add lime, to bring up pH, but mostly I add crushed eggshells - the white chunks on the surface. They will disappear fairly fast once Spring is here.Daniel Wachenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-18065328190512999072016-02-11T10:41:45.622-08:002016-02-11T10:41:45.622-08:00This displays your strategy very clearly. I like t...This displays your strategy very clearly. I like the wood boxes and the concrete block ones. It looks as though you have built your soil, as carefully as you selected your plants. Do you water them with a soaker hose, overhead sprinkling, or ?Joan Denoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04814887816077970282noreply@blogger.com