Knitting and sewing your own clothes is radical, too. This year’s garden will be bigger than ever and most of it will be donated to my local food pantry.
I once had a sewing book from the 40’s that showed how to add bits of fabric to extend the life of clothing. Unfortunately, I lost it in a flood. Still, I’m betting the info is out there somewhere.
I live in Canada and I have had decent success with an indoor growing tent. Very useful for things like herbs, lettuce, spinach, small tomatoes etc. So if you only have indoor space, you can at least grow a little!
My best tip is to start small. Try a little container garden. Pick a couple of things you like. Right now is a great time to be growing some leafy greens in 7b. Maybe radishes, carrots, cilantro, dill.
I did try to start small. Got 2 small above ground planters. Started with peppers and then got cocky & got tomatoes.Peppers did ok &squirrels loved them.Tomatoes were established plants but didn't do so well & again squirrels are what did survive. My biggest problem for me is hungry squirrels?
Climate change is making that increasingly more difficult in my neck of the woods. The last few years we've blasted right past a mild spring into temps too high for many crops to set fruit. Dismal.
This year I’ve decided to take up foraging. I had no idea how many plants, even invasive weeds, are edible. I plan on starting in our back yard and have also gotten permission from a local farmer (we have shares in her CSA) to forage on her land. I’m so excited for when things start growing!
I’ve got to find someone who can spot poke early enough in the spring that I can confidently pick it! I sure wish I had paid more attention to my grandmother!
I totally agree and as someone who has grown food myself I suggest that you get into stores and buy up the seeds you want because they will sell out fast. Everyone will want to grow their own stuff when the tariffs hit.
That is my goal this year, to help others grow their own food. I am going to be starting boo koo seeds this year and giving them away to my community. I'm trying to figure out how to help others grow in their own backyards in the city without it costing them alot of money.
I need to ask our building management again about potential roof access - in a small NYC apartment, we do not have the ability to do more than maybe two pots of herbs. Here's hoping for rooftop tomatoes this summer! 🤞🏼
I’ve been planning and planting nut and fruit trees that grow well in Missouri in my back yard since 2018. I also have grape vines, Blackberries and raspberries that grow well here to.
Wish I could find really dumbed down plans for permaculture. I have the space, but I get overwhelmed by options.
I need a mentor who really knows what they are doing on this.
I've only done Herbs until this year. Cucumbers, strawberries, and tomatoes. So far, I just got cucumbers. I do think I will start more strawberry seeds and transplant outdoors in the spring. That's my plan, anyway.
I have a vegetable garden every year. Added an apple tree two years ago and will be adding a peach tree and blueberry bush this year. Nothing better than going outside and picking your own produce.
Grow herbs, too. A leaf of horehound in a cup of tea with honey is the best remedy for a cough. Bitter but than cough drops. Holi basil for health. Lemon balm is great and allegedly has same effects as ozempic. Comfrey for external bruises, aches and pains.
It's mandatory for local authorities in Ireland and Britain to supply land rented annually for the purposes of growing your own fruit vegetable and / or flowers
Perhaps an approach to your local authorities or land owners.
I had an allotment for 15 years. Saturday all day and two nights after work
In 2016, when I saw the news that November morning, my immediate reaction was to get serious about growing more of our food. This spring, we are doubling the size of our garden (and feeling fortunate we have the land). Trade off is we live in a deeply red state.
Eons ago, everyone who lived in a single home seemed to have a garden where they planted lettuce, tomatoes, zucchini, and other veggies. It was a bit more than a hobby.
I just got a huge seed order in! Which I got from a local supplier (https://superseeds.com) Flowers too because pollinators and I want my backyard to be a riot of color. I can’t wait to start planting. Berries will be in starting in March.
my husband loves to garden, and he does one every year. I never had an interest in it, but I help. You need to decide what you really want to grow. I will not have peas! You pick a bushel and wind up with a cup. Potatoes are no fun to dig and pick up in the hottest part of summer.
I’m still eating from last year’s garden. Squash tonight. Canned tomatoes and frozen pesto yesterday. I trade with my fellow gardeners for some things they grow better than me. We have a community garden at the state college a mile from my house. I have a little greenhouse for vegetable starts.
I've had a garden every year of over 40 yrs now. I was organic from the beginning, when few people were organic. I have an elderberry orchard, many different berries, pecan and black walnut trees. I been called radical, but never for my garden...love it!
It's really not hard if you have access to a spot with 6 hrs of sun. You can container garden on a balcony or in a window. You can use a south facing wall for vertical gardening. Seeds are affordable. You can split open the top of a bag of garden soil and plant right in the bag.
You'd be surprised. 1 tomato plant can produce 20-30lbs of tomatoes. I had 3 cucumber plants produce over 100 cucumbers. I ate, I pickled, and gave away large grocery bags worth. Vertical gardening is very high producing in a small space.
And get you own chicken, a town in Belgium did that,gave 2 chickens to families,you get your own eggs and less garbage trucks as a result as well as they would most of your leftovers...
Over watering will do that. A large flat bowl filled with small 10 to 15mm stones topped off with water when required.
They'll even produce flowers.
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Another option is to find local farm co-ops or csa & join. I spent the equivalent of 2 weeks veg$ for a 3 month all you can take organic csa membership… join a local growers association. Keep $ out of bigCorp hands.
I don't know when it started, but they have a garden that grows most, if not all, their leafy produce for their dishes. You can see it as you traverse up the stairs towards the top, just look behind the wall. It's only "hidden" by it's placement: https://www.mlb.com/redsox/ballpark/green-initiatives/fenway-farms
Preach it louder for those in the back. I realize not everyone is blessed with the same opportunities but food is power. Take back what you can. We are adding a small fruit orchard and a tiny greenhouse to protect our citrus from sudden cold snaps. Zone 8 here.
We don't need those things. We want them. We need to grow and restore the native plants we do have and used to have. Things would grow easier and we'd be a lot healthier that way.
We have grow lights. Leafy greens, some herbs, and beans are pretty easy to grow inside with lights.
I want to try tomatoes, but I had so many tomatoes this summer that I’m kinda sick of tomatoes!
The problem here is location, location, location. We are on top of a mesa “the caprock” in the Texas panhandle and too often get ridiculously late freezes. Everything is leafed out and bam! Three days of snow, wind and near zero wind chill. 8 out of 10 years, and the other 2 are drought. Seriously.
The John Wayne movie. McClintok. He mentions that even the government should know that you can't grow 6000' above sea level.
I'm at 25' or my allotment was.
Did you check out the Utube channel Simpley living Alaska. I promise its worth a visit.
Regards from Ireland 🇮🇪 😀
Try growing in raised beds (a 3-5inch row on the ground basically), covered thickly with wheat straw to prevent water evaporation. If it’s blazing hot, hang shade cloth or tarps above the row to stop the brutal heat. Might work even in your area.
I don't know where you live specifically, but my grandmother was in Iraan and had an amazing half city block garden for 40 years with endless heirloom vegetables, peaches, apricots, plums. So much food she couldn't give it all away. Visiting during canning season was always a childhood highlight ...
... despite being in Iraan. The soil there is absolutely terrible in its natural state but she was also a master composter. Plus, the coffee grounds and eggshells and all vegetable scraps were dumped daily under the fruit trees. That said, I don't know if there's a drop of water left these days.
My two cents: Using some vertical/layering food forest techniques works wonders for keeping the soil moist as well as vastly increasing the number of things you can grow in a much smaller area while also creating lots of room for plants that need shade/shadier spots.
Even if all you have is a one window studio apartment there are things you can grow. I've had excellent success with these seeds. There are plenty of sources to choose from though and I've never been disappointed with any of them. https://trueleafmarket.com/search?q=sprouting%20jar
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It’s zero degrees outside, but I have some lettuce and herbs growing in my kitchen right now.
I need a mentor who really knows what they are doing on this.
the front yard and piss the city off 🤣
Perhaps an approach to your local authorities or land owners.
I had an allotment for 15 years. Saturday all day and two nights after work
Now I know what I'm doing and this year I'm growing triple what I did last year.
They'll even produce flowers.
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Dust on house plants limit The plants to breathe.
Do try again. Research your plants requirements. Google
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People did it here during World War II, when food and gas were rationed.
I want to try tomatoes, but I had so many tomatoes this summer that I’m kinda sick of tomatoes!
They grow everything they need in there short summer's.
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I'm at 25' or my allotment was.
Did you check out the Utube channel Simpley living Alaska. I promise its worth a visit.
Regards from Ireland 🇮🇪 😀
My two cents: Using some vertical/layering food forest techniques works wonders for keeping the soil moist as well as vastly increasing the number of things you can grow in a much smaller area while also creating lots of room for plants that need shade/shadier spots.
https://trueleafmarket.com/search?q=sprouting%20jar