I always wanted to be abe to go out my back door and just pick fresh fruits right off the vine! You too? Well now you can, and its sooo easy! Just make a 4x4 raised bed of cedar or any type of material that will contain your fruits. Add soil, compost, more soil, more compost until full. Mix well. You can add plants (which is much easier than starting from seed) and water well. If you want to add fertilizer, use a slow release type like Osmocote. We have June bearing strawb

New to composting? Its a cinch. Here in Syracuse, NY where we get all four seasons, we really only have 3 that are beneficial in breaking down the matter to give us the stuff they call "black gold." Just start by putting your vegetable and fruit scraps in a pile in the sun (or a small composter), cover with soil and continue to do this to help the food materials to break down. Add grass clippings, shredded cardboard, cleaned eggshells, old plant material (as long as it is