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Grow On The Go, Expanded to Meet For Garden Needs

written by Sherpa Guy

- March 17th, 2010

To recap, my Grow On The Go System works for large areas as well as tight areas. Here I show you my garden as it grows with no effort, I mean no effort, remember grownthego.com to make life simplybetter

Yard-Layout Grow On The Go

Let me recap from yesterday as it is important to get the preparation right:

Loosen the soil and add normal lawn & garden feed (15:10:5 or similar)
Raise beds about 6 inchs and 1 foot broad
Put 1 inch feed drip emitter black tubing around the periphery. This is the water supply
Tee-off with drip tape and on/off connector
Tie – off the ends, simply knot the drip tape end
Check for function ie dripping
Lay black sheets over the soil, and hold down with simple planks of wood.

Once the above ground watering system is in place then it is a matter of putting the black plastic over the ground as shown. The black plastic covers the drip tape and raised beds and is simply secured using planks for the walkways between the raised beds and securing the plastic at both ends with pieces of gash wood. As you can see you can do just about any ground configuration you want you simply cut or fold the plastic to fit. I did use on the round bed simple plastic adhesive to secure the plastic sheets.

I found that in spring and fall watering for 30 mins in the morning and evening is enough, whilst in full summer I went to 90 mins morning and evening. I suggest you monitor the watering for the first few days and adjust. Frequently the watering is subject to the type of drip tape you buy. You are now done just plant your plants 2 inch or higher and watch them grow.

Here are some shots to show what it actually looks like without the black top and then with the blacktop. if you simply want the system go to Grow on the Go.