We built and planted a 3' x 18' raised bed using square foot gardening method for vegetables. Also creating an area - for the grand niece and nephew - for pumpkins. Container garden for herbs and going to try to grow small melons in containers using vertical technique - heard pantyhose were great to hold the melons off the ground??? We shall see...
Funny thing last weekend... went to Home Depot to get some bender board and the seed area was swamped with people.... many young families buying seeds. I have never seen this intense interest in gardening. The seed section was at least four times as large as it ever was in the past 20 years I have lived here. People are waking up... these skills are something they need to hone.
Yes indeed. We started small in 2009, and I started the square foot beds in 2010, plus we put in a dwarf orchard and lots of berry bushes of various types.
We have grown enough that we are able to keep our food purchases to the budget, and stock up the pantry too, even though food prices have gone up a lot.
I would encourage anyone who has some space in the yard or on decks/patios with containers, to start practicing and learning to grow their own stuff.
It’s the only way to really be sure what you are eating.