tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791642994754472247.post6490298649735501025..comments2023-01-05T23:59:00.417+11:00Comments on Gingerbread Tales: Kids in the garden | Marking the territoryJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791642994754472247.post-85199056147548682092013-04-22T14:38:41.327+10:002013-04-22T14:38:41.327+10:00Ahha ... corn does best if allowed a depth of 4ft ...Ahha ... corn does best if allowed a depth of 4ft with a radius of 3ft. The smaller the radius, the deeper the root. According to this 1927 diatribe http://www.soilandhealth.org/01aglibrary/010137veg.roots/010137ch2.htmlJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791642994754472247.post-57509944092335604522013-04-22T14:31:40.978+10:002013-04-22T14:31:40.978+10:00820mm is a lot of soil. And I am not sure that man...820mm is a lot of soil. And I am not sure that many veggies require that depth for their root systems. Am thinking corn.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791642994754472247.post-9225627393446938772013-04-16T09:35:55.610+10:002013-04-16T09:35:55.610+10:00Wow! I don't think I realized quite how much ...Wow! I don't think I realized quite how much soil those raised beds take.<br />I don't think I'd like to be filling it handful by handful.head in the sun https://www.blogger.com/profile/05289594775531378079noreply@blogger.com