Roofgardener
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Does anyone here grow their own food for fun ?
Oh that is SO true ! It is also a lovely smug feeling: "Hmm.. this sauce needs some garlic. I'll just go outside and pick some..."...Nothing tastes better than what you do the work for and enjoy in a garden setting.
My backyard is flowers and trees and a brick patio. ....
I grow food for a lot of people on my commercial farm. Unfortunately not directly. And not the sort of items you would use in your kitchen.Does anyone here grow their own food for fun ?
I like cherry tomatoes, chopped up in salad I shall definately be growing at least one bushI'm going to do some container tomatoes this year, thinking cherry tomatoes. I just need to make myself get down to the garden center and buy some starter plants.
I do think it's fun and can be very rewarding. One year I had to pick those gross green worms off my tomato plants, and of course that wasn't much fun. The tomatoes are so much better.
My 'garden' is probably a similar size, or maybe a few feet bigger ?We have a small garden, about 25' square, and grow food to can or freeze. Sugar snap peas, green beans, zuchini, broccoli, carrots, beets and also tomatoes in our green house.
TWO DUMP TRUCKS ? Egads.. just how big is your garden ?I'm having at least 2 dump trucks of manure coming in this weekend or next week. Going to get that tilled in before doing any planting.
What are Sugar snap peas ?My 'garden' is probably a similar size, or maybe a few feet bigger ?
Most of it is lawn, but I'm digging some of that up to make a deep border (about 3-4' deep) running for 20' or so ?
I've never grown sugar snap peas before: what are they ?
Not a fan of cherry tomatoes. They are the tasteless fruits restaurants keep too long in their refrigerators and throw in saladsI'm going to do some container tomatoes this year, thinking cherry tomatoes. I just need to make myself get down to the garden center and buy some starter plants.
I do think it's fun and can be very rewarding. One year I had to pick those gross green worms off my tomato plants, and of course that wasn't much fun. The tomatoes are so much better.
Don't forget your contribution to the production of BEER!I grow food for a lot of people on my commercial farm. Unfortunately not directly. And not the sort of items you would use in your kitchen.
Yellow dent corn and soybeans are what we grow. Mostly feed for livestock.
Planting time here now in fact.
I normally buy Roma's at the grocery store. I might try those instead of cherry tomatoes. I'm limited by what is available at the garden center.Not a fan of cherry tomatoes.
That's a pipe dream for me. The only space I have for a greenhouse is shady.I really would like to get a small greenhouse to grow greens during the winter.
Yes I do. Born here and will likely die here.Wow.. you own an actual FARM ?
Oh my yes, how could I forget that!Don't forget your contribution to the production of BEER!
…….... The asparagus bed is still going strong after 25 years. I have replaced some of the plants over the last 5 years or so but it still produces enough to keep us going during the spring.
The size of garden we have now is manageable for 2 old folks. I really would like to get a small greenhouse to grow greens during the winter.
I use a 4'x16' wire stock panel and 3 T posts for the peas to climb on. We blanch and freeze them for winter eating.My 'garden' is probably a similar size, or maybe a few feet bigger ?
Most of it is lawn, but I'm digging some of that up to make a deep border (about 3-4' deep) running for 20' or so ?
I've never grown sugar snap peas before: what are they ?
I'll look into this !I use a 4'x16' wire stock panel and 3 T posts for the peas to climb on. We blanch and freeze them for winter eating.
Welcome..It's hard for me to even grow a plant. Could you recommend to me any plants which it's easy to take care of?
One of the easiest house plants is called a "Spider Plant."It's hard for me to even grow a plant. Could you recommend to me any plants which it's easy to take care of?
If you like to experiment try hybrid hydroponics,Does anyone here grow their own food for fun ?
I'm giving hydroponics some serious consideration.If you like to experiment try hybrid hydroponics,
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