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To: Hawkman@ga who wrote (2428)	7/7/2025 9:25:38 AM
From: robert b furman	2 Recommendations Recommended By Bob toccodolce Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3410

Good morning Hawk, My parents bought 40 acres in 1966. Built this home in 1977. It is on top of a hill, that was bulldozed to push the hill close to a drop off which turns into wild river bottom. It is close toa 45 degree drop off. After scraping the top of the hill a deposit of gravel was exposed. We are located in a Kettle Moraine. An area where two huge glaciers met and then receded. Dropping huge deposits of rocks and gravel. One glacier traveled south and created Lake Winnebago and the other traveled down what now is Lake Michigan. Bottom line, gravel makes for a lousy garden . So I built a raised garden bed every year unitil I used up the top of the hill. I now have 7 raised beds, each 8 feet by 14 feet , and made out of 2x10's. I would then buy soil and each spring add sphagnum peat moss, sand, compost, and garden soil. Aftyer doing that for what has been a 23 year process, I finally have some very nice soil that is easily tilled multiple times in the spring and once before the frost gets in the ground. I work 2 bales of straw each fall. It helps keep weeds down and puts compost in the soil for the spring tilling. There is a good book about gardening small plots "square foot gardening". I have a good friend who grows tomatoes in 5 gallon plastic pails and potatoes inside a tire. There is always a better flavor when you grow it yourself! It is more than just a psychological thing. With your longer season, I'd recommend you plant a sun sugar tomato plant. Thay are very aggressive and grow to be huge plants You'll need a heavy duty tomato cage as they get heavy with fruit. They produce small salad size fruit. and are considered a non-determinate plant. They produce all season rather than just one time. We plant one red cherry plant and one sun sugar plant. Jan cuts them in half, and sautés them in garlic and olive oil with seasoning and it makes a wonderful sauce to pour over pasta. The plant is so prolific we freeze the sauce and enjoy it over the winter. Still with a daily salad we end up giving away quart bags of 40 per bag to anybody who will take one. <smile> Just a thought that would let you enjoy fresh food from the garden, and it is not a huge task. I do fertilize them weekly, and my tomato plants usually reach 6 to 7 feet tall. In late September and early October, I harvest 1200 to1500 tomatoes. That and my peppers all go to my annual salsa production. Depending on yield and the first frost I try to make 70 to 75 quarts. Gardening and cutting a lot of grass keeps me busy during the summer and fall. It's medicinal for me. It is good exercise as well. Let's enjoy this week! Bob