Summary: Wow! What a week this has been. All sorts of problems with my Hosting Provider making it impossible to post the podcast on time. You wouldn't believe the hours working on my "Geekdom" with them to get this resolved. As a result, this weeks podcast is a bit short, and I debated even publishing it. But I feel I owe it to everyone since I promised to do my best to stick to a weekly schedule. Also, behind the scenes, I have added two new pages of resources for you. First is a list of my favorite Garden Books with links to each one on Amazon. You can find it at http://www.Growingyourgrub.com/books The other is ( or will be) a complete list with links to the entire library of Growing Your Grub Podcasts, along with direct links to download them if you wish. iTunes only keeps a list of the most recent 35 or so. This way if you want to see what they are about and catch up, you can access the list here: www.GrowingYourGrub.com/archive But this weeks episode I speak a bit about ways to break new ground for a new garden if you don't want to start a raised bed with formal enclosed sides. I chose this topic because of several emails I have received recently asking this exact question. Many, like myself now, face too large an area to consider the costs of lumber or stone to enclose the sides. I am facing nearly 4.5 acres of garden and that's way too much lumber. First of all, you need to choose the right location first: 6-8 Hours of sunlight Near Water Source As close to house as possible Watch out for windy areas and micro-climates There are a couple of different ways to break ground for an in ground Garden lasagna Garden Compost Sandwich ( thanks to Chris Mclaughlin) Solarization ( Black plastic Covers) Double-Dig method from John Jeavons Garden Fork and Shovel Tiller In this episode, I try and discuss the pros and cons of all methods. Let me know what you think!
