Comments on: Starting a Kitchen Garden http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2010/07/27/starting-a-kitchen-garden/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:36:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Don Baby http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2010/07/27/starting-a-kitchen-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-234572 Don Baby Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:54:13 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/?p=9831#comment-234572 Several years ago I decided to have some herbs and vegetables on my mobile home plot. Not a lot of room. Well, first 5gal buckets then next year I bought an Earth Box, and built some replicas, next year a 4x4 Squarefoot Garden, this year a 5x15 Lasagna Garden. All with varied success. I also started a worm bin, for castings, planted comfrey, and built a 5' round 4' deep compost pile. These are my sources for fertilizer and potting soil. Also, I decided I no longer wanted to cut grass, so what space that is not used for veggies is planted with native wildflowers and groundcover, stuff that people with lawns call weeds. My wife enjoys the flowers and overall is glad I have some activity to keep me going in between hospital and doctor visits. Several years ago I decided to have some herbs and vegetables on my mobile home plot. Not a lot of room. Well, first 5gal buckets then next year I bought an Earth Box, and built some replicas, next year a 4×4 Squarefoot Garden, this year a 5×15 Lasagna Garden. All with varied success. I also started a worm bin, for castings, planted comfrey, and built a 5′ round 4′ deep compost pile. These are my sources for fertilizer and potting soil. Also, I decided I no longer wanted to cut grass, so what space that is not used for veggies is planted with native wildflowers and groundcover, stuff that people with lawns call weeds. My wife enjoys the flowers and overall is glad I have some activity to keep me going in between hospital and doctor visits.

]]> By: Debbie http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2010/07/27/starting-a-kitchen-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-170921 Debbie Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:24:00 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/?p=9831#comment-170921 It's important to remember not to get too discouraged when you are just a beginner gardener. Even long time gardeners have set backs with regards to bugs, critters, disease, weather, etc. You'll find that some plants do better one year and the next you will have no luck with them. My gardens grow and evolve every year and I have a tonne of fun and enjoyment regardless of the failures. This year my cucumbers are producing like crazy but the zucchinis have been hit by white powdery mildew. Last year it was the reverse. Go figure. It’s important to remember not to get too discouraged when you are just a beginner gardener. Even long time gardeners have set backs with regards to bugs, critters, disease, weather, etc. You’ll find that some plants do better one year and the next you will have no luck with them. My gardens grow and evolve every year and I have a tonne of fun and enjoyment regardless of the failures. This year my cucumbers are producing like crazy but the zucchinis have been hit by white powdery mildew. Last year it was the reverse. Go figure.

]]> By: Laura http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2010/07/27/starting-a-kitchen-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-170901 Laura Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:37:07 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/?p=9831#comment-170901 momcents: We've had rabbits come and try to snack. Otherwise, though, we've been fortunate with critters. I'm really excited to see that you'll have limes and grapes in your yard to harvest later. I wish you the best on your garden project! momcents: We’ve had rabbits come and try to snack. Otherwise, though, we’ve been fortunate with critters. I’m really excited to see that you’ll have limes and grapes in your yard to harvest later.

I wish you the best on your garden project!

]]> By: momcents http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2010/07/27/starting-a-kitchen-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-170661 momcents Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:17:47 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/?p=9831#comment-170661 I just started a small square-foot garden this year. The snails ate my chard and I messed up the timing of harvesting my sugar snap peas, but the carrots turned out splendid. We're dealing with all kinds of urban wild life in our yard - stray cats, snails, gophers and wasps. We constructed a barrier underground and a cage above our garden to deal with gophers and cats. We finally located the wasps nest and once we safely dispose of it, I'll turn my attention to the snails. We also planted a lime tree and grape vines this year. It'll take a couple of years for them to really dig in and start producing but I'm very excited about it. I just started a small square-foot garden this year. The snails ate my chard and I messed up the timing of harvesting my sugar snap peas, but the carrots turned out splendid.

We’re dealing with all kinds of urban wild life in our yard – stray cats, snails, gophers and wasps. We constructed a barrier underground and a cage above our garden to deal with gophers and cats. We finally located the wasps nest and once we safely dispose of it, I’ll turn my attention to the snails.

We also planted a lime tree and grape vines this year. It’ll take a couple of years for them to really dig in and start producing but I’m very excited about it.

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