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[Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

It will be a little late in the year when I get to start my new garden 
in the Ozarks but it will be started. First step will be to choose a 
spot. I have several good locations but I need to spend some time there 
to make the decision. Next step sill to to mow any grasses, one location 
I am thinking about is currently grown up in high grass. It would be 
along the path to the shop, no shading from trees. Once I pick out where 
I want to run water, another reason for the near shop location is that 
one of the first projects will be to get water to the shop.

For this year I will not be putting up a fence but in spring I will put 
up a chicken moat with chicken house. The house is surrounded by feed 
plots so I need to convince the deer that they have theirs, I have mine. 
The chicken house will be built sometime this summer.

I have heard that a good way to control grass is to use cardboard mulch. 
My thoughts are to figure out where I want the beds, do a
preliminary tilling, lay out some cardboard from the moving boxes, then 
build the beds.

Next spring will be when the bee hives are set out.

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Don Bowen           KI6DIU
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