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Starting: Lessons Learned

Okay....

First thing I learned is to NOT eyeball your landscape!

What looks like a small tilt in the property can be bigger than you think. You'll notice that I have a mound of dirt in the back of my liner. That is due to thinking my few inches to build up and hold with bricks, turned into about a foot and a half. Using landscaping bricks, I've built a wall to hold the mound. The waterfall now sits on the edge of the wall... temporarily. I'm not done, but will provide updates.

Power: Choices

.​One thing you have to decide is how to power your project.

 

You can make it easy and just plug everything in (with each item adding to your power bill).

 

Going off-grid takes a bit more time and money at first, but rewarding in the end.

I've already purchased my main solar panel to run the main pump for the waterfall, but do not have enough battery bank to power the power-hog-pump for long. Blew a couple fuses in the inverter too. Just need to fix those and I'll be good to go.

 

The pumps to my hydro-system(s) are on their way. All solar and I hope they are going to be powerful enough.

Helpful Links

I like this man's idea on growing tomatos. Have a look...

A great page listing which veggies/herbs do well in containers.

Small scale (yet upgradeable), simple worm"factory" for compost.

Know When to Plant

The document on the left is a downloadable Excel Document. It contains a chart to let you know when to start your seeds and when to plant them into the ground.

All you have to do, is Enable Editing and input the estimated date (MM/DD/YY) of your areas last frost in Spring. The document will do the rest.

Keep in mind, that these are just guidelines to help you out and to give you the best yeilds.

Not sure when the last frost (or first frost) is estimated in your area? Click the image to the left to go to Dave's Garden. Type in your area zip code or City, State. 

Who likes who....

...and more importantly, who doesn't

Here's a chart to help you decide what goes with what and what to keep away. Some plants do not like others... Some grow well with eachother.

Keep in mind that this is not a complete list, but it is compliled out of all I could find so far.

 

Green=Goes well

Orange=Depends on Type

Red=Keep Away

 

Search from Collumn A. (I have not verified all have cross translated in the chart yet) Some plants I have noticed like certain plants, but those plants do not seem to like them back...

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