Haven't had a garden in about 10 years, but just ordered my seed for a half acre garden this year. With costs on everything going up and California farmers not getting water figured I'd save some money by staying home and gardening instead of running all over doing trips. Just need to finish fencing the pasture and get a steer or two and ill be set.
Any gardeners on here?
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mallardsx2
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We are planting an acre of potatoes this year and a couple rows of Onions.
If I could figure out to do with all of these radishes I have in this deer food plot (that they didn't touch) I could likely solve world hunger...lol
If I could figure out to do with all of these radishes I have in this deer food plot (that they didn't touch) I could likely solve world hunger...lol
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Hilltop
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I have summer gardened for years but now I am working with a couple of my neighbors to build a good sized greenhouse in the next year. Groceries are getting high enough that it's cost will be justified.
By trade I am an airflow engineer that focuses on controlled environment ag. If any of you garden in greenhouses, would be glad to offer free help with airflow plans.
By trade I am an airflow engineer that focuses on controlled environment ag. If any of you garden in greenhouses, would be glad to offer free help with airflow plans.
Prerylyon
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The garden is something that I just always do; my parents always grew one.
One of my young adult sons, upon seeing me dripping in sweat, and dirty from working in the vegetable patch, asked last year: 'do you really enjoy THAT?'
I paused. I told him it was my annual memorial to his grandparents (my folks) that passed on before he was born.
I have tried to scale back some, because it does take time; time that could be spent on other pursuits. Some folks find themselves ill prepared when suddenly come August they have a bushel of unexpected tomatoes, for example, that won't wait to get canned.
Fortunately, there's options like sharing with neighbors, coworkers, and many food pantries will take fresh vegetables in season for distribution to the needy.
Lots of benefits, though: fresh food you grew yourself, food you know exactly what it is/what was on it, a near daily fitness opportunity through the season, some downtime away from the stress of life.
I'll be starting my plants this next week in the basement: Tomatoes, Green Chile
Been seeing lots of industrial scale indoor gardens/mega greenhouses popping up here in Iowa. So far, it seem most of them are for year round production of high quality 'tomatoes on the vine' you see at the grocery.
One of my young adult sons, upon seeing me dripping in sweat, and dirty from working in the vegetable patch, asked last year: 'do you really enjoy THAT?'
I paused. I told him it was my annual memorial to his grandparents (my folks) that passed on before he was born.
I have tried to scale back some, because it does take time; time that could be spent on other pursuits. Some folks find themselves ill prepared when suddenly come August they have a bushel of unexpected tomatoes, for example, that won't wait to get canned.
Fortunately, there's options like sharing with neighbors, coworkers, and many food pantries will take fresh vegetables in season for distribution to the needy.
Lots of benefits, though: fresh food you grew yourself, food you know exactly what it is/what was on it, a near daily fitness opportunity through the season, some downtime away from the stress of life.
I'll be starting my plants this next week in the basement: Tomatoes, Green Chile
Been seeing lots of industrial scale indoor gardens/mega greenhouses popping up here in Iowa. So far, it seem most of them are for year round production of high quality 'tomatoes on the vine' you see at the grocery.
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dirtclod Az.
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I enjoy getting away from the house, (Family) and gardening.
The only drawback is the Roadrunners supervising and begging
for food!
The only drawback is the Roadrunners supervising and begging
for food!
We do some gardening down here, need to plant in September for a January harvest and in January for a May harvest. After May the bugs are incredible - Wake up and look out to see green sticks where leaves once were with horn worms, or everything laying flat & dead with cut worms.
Mainly my wife does good with the herbs but lacks volume with the veggies.
I grew up with a 1/4 to 1/2 acre garden, a grandma who canned stuff, and later on, a large freezer. Probably do some of that in retirement, along with a steer and some chickens.
Mainly my wife does good with the herbs but lacks volume with the veggies.
I grew up with a 1/4 to 1/2 acre garden, a grandma who canned stuff, and later on, a large freezer. Probably do some of that in retirement, along with a steer and some chickens.
We had aspirations to be gardeners...then we discovered that with our lifestyle it is very tough to do. If the kids want to add it to their list of chores then I will gladly do it, but until then we will keep them entrenched in the finer points of stocking the freezer with wild game.
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I remember the days of 60 hour weeks and no time to garden. A friend turned us onto growing in large pots- basically ag feed barrels. It really cut the labor to basically nothing but watering and harvest. Yields aren't as good but you don't have to weed and the number of potential pests drops significantly. Just a thought...
Colorado Cowboy
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That's what we do. We have a 20 x 35 deck with lots of pots. We grow tomatoes, chili peppers and cucumbers and whatever my wife decides to grow for herbs. Lots of flowers too.
We have self-watering pots, felt bags, plastic corrugated culverts in 8-12-and 36 inch diameter cut to about 16-18 inches long, and various other things that hold dirt and plants.
Used to have a hydroponics set-up, still have it and that works great - just need an appetite for lettuce, tomatoes, and peppers as they all grow like wildfire in there.
Green beans grow pretty good down here - 12 plants will feed the 2 of us once or twice a week for a couple of months till it gets too hot.
Sweet potatoes are hit or miss, one year good, next not so good.
Used to have a hydroponics set-up, still have it and that works great - just need an appetite for lettuce, tomatoes, and peppers as they all grow like wildfire in there.
Green beans grow pretty good down here - 12 plants will feed the 2 of us once or twice a week for a couple of months till it gets too hot.
Sweet potatoes are hit or miss, one year good, next not so good.
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looks like a great place to grow some weed. I suspect you are a major distributor.
do you fertilize with
SPAM?!
do you fertilize with
SPAM?!
CrimsonArrow
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I created a 1200 square foot garden when we moved to our property 6 years ago and quickly found that I am too busy/lazy to take care of it properly. But we love fresh vegetables, especially tomatoes, so I’m going to build some raised beds. I have quite a bit of hay to layer on the bottom, then I’ll cover with black dirt. Open to suggestions as well