I would LOVE to see President Trump (or any future President) find a way/reason to VOID all HOA’s so people could have veggie gardens anywhere on their own property.
I AM liking how many public schools have School Gardens for kids to grow things, and they also do this at the university level in the AG departments - I’ve bought MANY veggie seedlings through the years from those sales. A friend and I drove up to Green Bay one day for a specific tomato she wanted - this was LONG before so many varieties were available to us, commercially.
Community Gardens have really taken off, too. I have a friend that lives up north and while they have a very short growing season, he adds more raised beds to their donated property every year...and there is still a line around the block that wants one. :)
Anyhow, if I ruled the world...LOL!
Saturday was ‘warm’ with a high of 65 & sunny. Yesterday was still mostly sunny, but windy & I’m guessing a high in the mid-50’s. I had mentioned walking the beautiful Greenway (along a large creek) that is less than 10 minutes from our house & mom wanted to walk some yesterday. If we turn right out of our driveway and follow the road into town, we come to a T intersection & one of the Greenway parking lots is right there - it’s about halfway in the middle of the 2 mile Greenway. Since neither mom nor I have done just “walking”, I set my timer for 15 minutes. That took us almost to the end of the Greenway (about a mile) & we sat on a bench next to the creek for a while & did some creek/people watching before walking the 15 minutes back to the parking lot. The creek is stocked with trout so a lot of folks were fishing. It was windy at our house, but not along the Greenway so it was a very pleasant walk.
Today, for contrast & in keeping with our “yo-yo” weather this year so far, we have a winter weather advisory:
WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches, with locally up to 3 inches possible on the ridge tops. Ice accumulations of one to two tenths of an inch, with the highest amounts along the ridges. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 10 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday evening and Tuesday morning commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A period of snow is expected from late this morning into this afternoon. There may be a break during the late afternoon and early evening before a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and then primarily freezing rain affects the area tonight. Precipitation will gradually change to plain rain Tuesday morning.
We were planning on a trip to Old Town tomorrow (Tuesday), but with icy roads in the morning plus having to go over the mountains, we have put the trip off until Wednesday when it will be much warmer for the day with highs in the low to mid 60s.
It was a productive weekend with getting the driveway chained and I also got the thermostat I bought for the shop bathroom portable heater working after going online & getting some additional directions. Once we get past this weather system, the weather should warm up considerably to ‘Spring’ temps for the rest of the month, although we’ve been warned ‘this does not mean we can’t have a cold April’. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the milder weather holds to make up for our brutal, frigid winter.
I think there’s ways around HOA rules.
The trick is to grow stuff that doesn’t look like veggies.
Herbs would be a good choice. Thyme and oregano are a great ground covers. Sage makes a pretty bush as does rosemary. And herbs are very cost effective to grow considering how much they rip you off for them in the stores.