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a) a house with a yard or b) a window box for the balcony
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How to start a garden
It made me
proud
 "When the rows were finally all planted, it was great to sit back and see the work I'd done with my own hands."
How I did it: Digging, roto-tilling, planting, watering! It wasn't very difficult (though it was hot). It took a couple days to scrape a clean section of ground (taking the grass and weeds away, etc, with a shovel), and then in came the supplemental soil, and the roto-tiller did the rest. I do have a relatively big yard, so I was able to make mine a 10' x 14' garden. Lessons & tips:
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I want to plant all sorts of delicious veggies. I have a big balcony (it’s about 6×10) so I think I can put quite a few boxes on it. I just have to make sure Hurricane Audrey (my two year old) doesn’t destroy it. And all those pesky neighbor cats. Plus my cat is half-Siamese and half-Racoon (or so I’m convinced) and I let him outside so I’d have to guard my poor plants. Either way, I think I could manage a little city-garden. I want to buy some patio furniture too – if I got some cool tables I could set the pots up a little.
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flowers and veggies and herbs
2 months ago
The idea of walking out into our rather-large yard and being surrounded by flowers and plants makes me smile, but I’ve never really been sure where to start. I love the idea of being outside in the summer planting and digging in the dirt. I want a big, full, colorful garden to hang out in when I’m outside. A place to think and sit and read and paint.
It's not Spring yet!
4 months ago
Last year my attempt at a vegetable garden failed because my soil is so poor (and the backyard flooded when a sprinkler busted). This year I plan to plant in boxes. Meanwhile I am almost certain that I will sow a year of rotating cover crop to crowd out the weeds/lawn and for use as green manure. I don’t know if it will help enough, but I guess buckwheat and clover and rye can’t make my backyard look any worse than it does now!
Douxdel is not really doing much of anything
...I know you can rent/buy a plot at the local park or you can ask your landlord if you can start one on the land, but still…my landlord is a scary Greek man and I know I’m already breaking the lease in at least 3 different ways (what with the 2 extra roommates, the 4 birds, and the guinea pig).
I’ve decided that I’ll start mine when I get outta college and my fiance buys us a sweet little house somewhere. sighs I used to have a garden when I was younger at the house I grew up in. I remember sneaking into the garden whenever I saw my gran heading out there because she’d usually be carrying a salt shaker. We’d go through the garden, picking ripe tomatoes and strawberries and eating them fresh from the garden.
I can’t wait to start another one…
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A vegetable garden
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I would like to start a vegetable garden. I want to grow some fruits and vegetables that i would use on my own. Just the common stuff like Tomato etc. maybe grapes.
No chance of doing it soon, will have to wait till marriage (3-4 years) and have a big house.
found cool buddha?!?
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My world works like this…found two cool buddhas to put in garden…instead of focusing on where it will be, and what I should grow. My husband bought us books, I’m just to A.D.D to sit and read some Idiot’s Garden book.
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jaspurlin is striving for balance
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...turns out it was all about the water. I didn’t water nearly enough. Which kind of goes along with another goal I have (drink more water). :p
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I no longer trust the produce at the grocery store or even at farmer’s markets. I’ve been hearing a lot of scary stuff about Genetically Modified Organisms, and how they’re not required to test or label their food in any way. I think the only way to make sure my food is pure is to grow it myself. And plus, I think it will be fun.
