What’s Happening in the Garden?

March 6th, 2009

Yesterday was a beautiful day here in NE Ohio. It was sunny and in the 50′s; just the kind of weather I have been longing for. Naturally we spent the afternoon working the gardens getting ready for spring.
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So what garden chores did we do yesterday afternoon? Here are the tools we used.
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The supplies we used to complete our chores, all measured and ready to go.
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The supplies after we had been working for a while. Can you guess what’s going on here at Chiot’s Run?

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11 Comments to “What’s Happening in the Garden?”
  1. Mangochild on March 6, 2009 at 5:45 am

    Are you making hoops for the garden? Humm….. I don’t know, maybe trellis? You *are* going to spill the secret, right?? :-)

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  2. Curtis on March 6, 2009 at 7:42 am

    You’re putting in a bunch of electricity? lol. A trellis for some good old cucumbers?

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  3. Susy on March 6, 2009 at 8:54 am

    Oh yes, I’ll be sharing tomorrow what’s going on.

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  4. Judy on March 6, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Hmmm… row covers for earlier starting? I so want some of those…

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  5. Dan on March 6, 2009 at 12:20 pm

    Poly tunnel that you can stand up in?

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  6. Kelly on March 6, 2009 at 2:51 pm

    My guess is a hoophouse too! I’d like to get on that this year, but with all the expansions happening, I just don’t think I’ll have the time.

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  7. warren on March 6, 2009 at 8:43 pm

    I am with everyone else…hoops for in the garden! Wahoo for spring!

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  8. Sinfonian on March 7, 2009 at 1:37 am

    That’s one serious hoop house! I just used PVC, hehe. Looks good if that’s what it is. If not, I’m clueless.

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  9. New In the Garden: Hoop Houses | Chiot's Run on February 19, 2010 at 2:00 pm

    [...] all of you who guessed a hoop house you’re right. Well, kind of, we added hoops to our raised beds (so not a proper hoop house, but 5 [...]

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  10. daniel on April 25, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    Hi,
    I would like to build some metal hoops like yours.
    How many inches apart are the line markers ? What angle did you use when you bent them ?
    Thanks

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