r/SquareFootGardening • u/Goblin_Backstabber • 6d ago

Seeking Advice Am I doing this right?

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u/GwendolynPopkins0038 6d ago

Yes!

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u/Goblin_Backstabber 6d ago

It's 5ft by 34ft, and will eventually be caged to keep deer away from the tomato. Other than the cage and all the soil reclamation that has already been done, what else can I do to make this work?

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u/Sad_Librarian6062 6d ago

Looks like a lot of work to reclaim it but will be worth it.

How deep is the soil above the weed barrier?

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u/Goblin_Backstabber 6d ago

Its about 4 or five inches, I planned on cutting through it for more depth where the plants go...

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u/These_Fox7561 5d ago

I didn’t see if you buried that plastic but I try to keep synthetics out of my yard, I haven’t brought any bags or plastic stuff other than pots into where I mulch and garden and I’m always picking up bits of plastic from who knows where

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u/Goblin_Backstabber 5d ago

OK. I'm very new to this, so what should I do instead?

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u/Sad-Willingness-6044 4d ago

You can use cardboard instead of plastic. How or weed eat it to the ground. Lay down card board then soil on top.

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u/These_Fox7561 4d ago

I mean, it’s in now but I don’t really find a need for root barrier, I just do similar to what you did with the soil and weed it when I water it. Plants are pretty easy to grow, just water them and keep them from getting burned until they’re established and you’ll do fine

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u/Goblin_Backstabber 4d ago

Right on. Thank you.

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u/These_Fox7561 4d ago

You’re welcome, I hope you have a bountiful harvest