{"id":259,"date":"2022-11-27T15:48:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T15:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/?p=259"},"modified":"2022-11-28T01:45:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T01:45:47","slug":"how-to-start-a-garden-on-a-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/2022\/11\/how-to-start-a-garden-on-a-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"How to start a garden on a hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"259\" class=\"elementor elementor-259\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47ab443 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47ab443\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e536683\" 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of our best solutions to growing on hilly terrain.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-acd579d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acd579d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d90e72\" data-id=\"2d90e72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ee34e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0ee34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9739d2\" data-id=\"e9739d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dd12d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65dd12d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gardeningonslope.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-261\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gardeningonslope.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gardeningonslope-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gardeningonslope-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a400bb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a400bb4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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or mark out your own line it becomes easier to recognize a contour line.\u00a0 The way hills and slopes are formed is through erosion and time.\u00a0 This is why contour lines exist and every hill has key-lines.\u00a0 Key-lines are where the majority of water will flow during a flooding event.\u00a0 Hence we want to avoid placing our gardens on a keyline but rather place tree or shrubs if we want to slow down that water.\u00a0 But just focusing on gardens here is how to determine your contours.<\/p><p>You want to determine first where your contour line is using a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3F8Pv8x\">Hupar Laser Level<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3EHFc9R\">Laser Detector<\/a> to make out your contour lines.\u00a0 If you want to go a cheaper route you could instead use a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Vz4Kg3\">50 ft, Clear PVC Vinyl Tubing<\/a> and then add water to your initial level mark on both ends of the tube.\u00a0 Now using two people one end of the tube stays at the original mark while the other goes down the line to find the same mark in a new spot by lowering or lifting the tube.\u00a0 It does not have to be perfect here, as we are just getting an idea for where the straightest curves to your contour are located.\u00a0 All contours are in the shape of a S.\u00a0 The bottom and top of the S shape tend to be the most even level for a longer distance.\u00a0 This is how we decided on the location for these gardens in the photo below.\u00a0 The keyline here is in the middle left of the photo starting at the gate and ending up down the fence-line in the woods!\u00a0 This conveniently is where our fence runs and we always have deep roots in place to help slow down that water during a flooding event.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cf2de5 elementor-section-boxed 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srcset=\"https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gardenprep.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gardenprep-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thefarmersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gardenprep-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-699c7a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"699c7a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ba79a0\" data-id=\"8ba79a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef4246b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef4246b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Other Considerations<\/h3><p>As seen above we also leave 3-4&#8242; grass strips in-between 40&#8217;x 100&#8242; garden plots.\u00a0 These grass strips help re-populate bacteria and fungi after any form of tillage but more importantly stop any form of erosion.\u00a0 Just remember to keep those paths mowed as they will want to creep into your beds on the edges.\u00a0 Even thought there is a significant drop from the furthest bed at the top of the slope to the bed at the bottom, we do not experience much soil washout from crazy storms.\u00a0 Having tractors press down on pathways helps divert water through the path, instead of through the next bed downhill from the previous bed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>If you end up adding any sort of irrigation system, you may have to use check valves or pressure regulators as pressure will build up downhill.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Another concept to keep in mind while planning the garden is that frost settles.\u00a0 This means the plants at the bottom of the hill will experience frost to a greater extent than the plants at the top beds.\u00a0 Plan accordingly!<\/p><p>Adding a greenhouse to a slope needs extra attention.\u00a0 This could be a recipe for a huge washout if you have a crazy rainstorm.\u00a0 All the water will flow to the sides of the tunnel and potentially cause some major issues to your beds if oriented perpendicular to the slope.\u00a0 If you want to use a greenhouse on a slope consider leaving a nice grass-strip between where you want to continue the gardens.\u00a0 We also like to add a landscape fabric 3 or 4&#8242; out from a greenhouse side to prevent grasses and weeds from creeping into the greenhouse during 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