http://www.bluntmoney.com/those-are-some-expensive-vegetables/ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bluntmoney.com/those-are-some-expensive-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-34925 bluntmoney Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:52:14 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/those-are-some-expensive-vegetables/#comment-34925 Thanks for the encouragement guys. I sure hope something grows :) Thanks for the encouragement guys. I sure hope something grows :)

]]> http://www.bluntmoney.com/those-are-some-expensive-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-34922 Bellen Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:30:01 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/those-are-some-expensive-vegetables/#comment-34922 Even tho you are following Square Foot Gardening techniques, the wooden frame was not absolutely necessary. The first year we did it, we simply made the raised garden without, just mounded it up. We also asked around for some chicken wire for fencing. However, the next year we were able to scrounge some wood for the sides. By the way, I'm very short so we made our beds 3x6 so I could reach the middle. You might want to check out John Jeavon's book, titled "How to Grow More Vegetable in Less Space", or something close to that. He does the French Intensive (like Square Foot) gardening combined with succesive planting. As far as taking years of experience to master - EVERY year you will master some part of the experience of gardening, even if it is to discover the difference between a weed sprout and a sweet corn sprout (just ask my husband after he 'helped' me weed the corn the first time!!) Wishing you a bountiful garden year. Even tho you are following Square Foot Gardening techniques, the wooden frame was not absolutely necessary. The first year we did it, we simply made the raised garden without, just mounded it up. We also asked around for some chicken wire for fencing. However, the next year we were able to scrounge some wood for the sides. By the way, I’m very short so we made our beds 3×6 so I could reach the middle.
You might want to check out John Jeavon’s book, titled “How to
Grow More Vegetable in Less Space”, or something close to that. He does the French Intensive (like Square Foot) gardening combined with succesive planting.
As far as taking years of experience to master – EVERY year you will master some part of the experience of gardening, even if it is to discover the difference between a weed sprout and a sweet corn sprout (just ask my husband after he ‘helped’ me weed the corn the first time!!)
Wishing you a bountiful garden year.

]]> http://www.bluntmoney.com/those-are-some-expensive-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-34894 Tread Softly Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:45:39 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/those-are-some-expensive-vegetables/#comment-34894 This will be a great investment! Gardening is such a liberating skill, and it takes years of experience to master. In the meantime, it looks like the price of vegetables (particularly healthy, organic, local vegetables) will continue to rise until the Department of Agriculture changes its ways, so learning these skills and building those gardens today will probably save money in the long run. This will be a great investment! Gardening is such a liberating skill, and it takes years of experience to master. In the meantime, it looks like the price of vegetables (particularly healthy, organic, local vegetables) will continue to rise until the Department of Agriculture changes its ways, so learning these skills and building those gardens today will probably save money in the long run.

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