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Gardening

twodogsbarking

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5. Over the years I have reduced my garden

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Sat Dec 18, 2021, 07:05 AM

Dec 2021

to just lots of lettuce early and then a variety of peppers and tomatoes.
It was sunny when I created it 30+ years ago but now is shady.
Some veggies take up lots of space and get little yield. Sweet corn
is fun, we had acres of it growing up but in a garden you will likely
only get a few ears. Still fun but not a lot of pay back. Have fun with it
and don't over fertilize. Mulch is good (natural mulch), especially as the years go by.
Good for you.

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Update on my 3C vegetable and fruit garden plan [View all] Kaleva Dec 2021 OP

Super Sherman A1 Dec 2021 #1

I'm harvesting eggplant right now, Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2021 #2

Happy that you can still garden Sherman A1 Dec 2021 #3

That garden sounds like a dream Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2021 #4

If rocks were edible, I'd be set. Kaleva Dec 2021 #6

Over the years I have reduced my garden twodogsbarking Dec 2021 #5

I agree with you on sweet corn Kaleva Dec 2021 #7

Fruit trees and shrubs Kaleva Dec 2021 #8

Constructing the mounds between the rows of asparagus and fruit shrubs Kaleva Dec 2021 #9