As we all know, the economy isn't what it used to be, and some of us are struggling financially. Since I moved into this house 8 years ago, I have always had a summer vegetable garden. I have tried many things, some with success, others without. This year, I am going to try to step things up a notch, and work toward an urban homestead type environment on my property. Now, I do live in a town, but my lot is ALMOST a half an acre. (This includes the house) I have found many blog sites that are inspiring me to move forward with this plan, as well as many pages on Facebook as well, and once I get permission-I will share these with you.
In the past my big summer crops have been tomato and zucchini. These are my most common success stories. Last year my 4 Better Boy tomato plants gave me enough tomatoes to provide me with approximately 40 pints of stewed tomatoes when I canned them. My zucchini did not make it last year, as it was the first time I tried to grow them in a container. In past years, I have had zucchinis the size of footballs in diameter, and maybe 12-18 inches in length, now I've heard that letting them get that large suffers the flavor, but I have no complaints. AND Zucchini that size provide plenty of shredded zucchini to use in zucchini bread, and nice large seeds to use next year.
As this blog continues I will share with you MY progress in my garden, including building raised beds in which to grow the plants in. I will share new things I learn, either from reading, or trial and error. And in general, share my love for gardening.
I hope you will enjoy following me in my gardening adventures!
Here are a few books that I am currently reading to further educate myself on my current project. I highly recommend them!
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