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Originally Posted by Mom to Hot Rod  I hear ya. The good thing is that we have the sprinkler system to keep up with the watering otherwise the poor plants would have been long gone. 
So far I like the raised bed because we have so many weeds in the back and I am really trying hard to keep the food plants free of any chemicals. I used marigolds to get the bees to pollinate and keep certain pests off plants. My neighbor read that basil plants thwart off certain bugs as well. Knock on wood the only real bug issue I've had were the june bugs (japanese beetles) but they were only here for a couple of weeks. They did do some damage to the beans though. |
I planted Marigolds on both ends of my garden and a Basil right in the middle (I heard the same thing about both plants). I also heard there is a flowering plant called Verona (sp) that is suppose to be a big Bee attraction.
My Vet is the one who got me started on wanting to garden, she has a huge number of raised garden in the yard of Vets office. She encourages her patients to walk among the gardens and explore what she is growing. It is not unusual to see her out there with one of the dogs boarding there. Also my Vet is a Bee Keeper and suggested the Basil plant to me.