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 Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:42 pm
Back when I had a yard, I tried to grow a bunch of things, but my main success was with zucchini and yellow squash. As a kid, we used to grow our own corn, carrots, tomatoes, watermelon, strawberries, and a few other things. I do look forward to a yard so I can grow stuff again.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:54 am
yo! There's nothing wrong with growing things in containers. We had a large pot of tomatoes growing on the back porch. And my flower garden is full of herbs. When we were in college, I had pots of herbs on the kitchen windowsill.
I just gave away a book called "Lasagna Gardening". It was about planting your garden without tilling or hoeing. You just plot out the size (4 feet wide by 8 is the biggest you want) and laying down a layer of wet newspaper then continuing with peat, grass clipping, composted cow manure, etc up to about 18 inches. Then lay a weed cloth over all and plant your goodies. The guy would throw his lawn clippings over the bed along and along. I can't wait to do it! after the boys are over being sick... gonk
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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:04 am
I've been considering growing some stuff on the balcony but we tend to get a nasty freeze in March or even sometimes April around here, and the other night we had snow and freezing weather, so I'm hoping to do a few small plants that I can get rolling around the beginning of April if I can. Any recommendations?
that Lasagna Gardening thing sounds interesting, I may have to look into that when I have a yard again at some point.
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:21 pm
that lasagna gardening thing does sound like a really good idea..
I recently moved out into the country with my parents, and I've had a lot to do with the garden... we've been growing everything we can get seed for.... does anyone know a good way to keep the rabbits and critters our of the growing area without putting up a fence or trying to shoot everything small and furry that moves?
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:23 am
samj128 that lasagna gardening thing does sound like a really good idea.. I recently moved out into the country with my parents, and I've had a lot to do with the garden... we've been growing everything we can get seed for.... does anyone know a good way to keep the rabbits and critters our of the growing area without putting up a fence or trying to shoot everything small and furry that moves? Not really, fences seem to be the most effective thing. I always had issues with bugs and cats, but cats jump the fences anyway.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:31 pm
we had to put up a fence to keep the rabbits out. but the dog loved to chase the rabbits and so did one of our cats!
Currently growing: sunflowers, mallow hibiscus, caladiums, zuccini and yellow squash, 4 different peppers (planning on making mango salsa!).
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