[Sca-cooks] I finally got some land to garden on..

[ysabeau]

I'm not currently gardening, but when I did I used The Square Foot 
Gardener as my guide. It was very simple to follow directions and 
I was able to grow a lot of different things in my 4X4 foot 
square. I've always dreamed of having a bigger space in which to 
expand the garden, alas I'm really not that good of a gardener so 
I haven't pursued it. In Texas, forgetting to water for just two 
days can mean the demise of half your garden!

The thing I liked about the book was that it laid everything out. 
You didn't have to worry about spacing or anything because it told 
you how many plants of each type you could plant in a square. 
There are also suggestions for how to plant your squares for 
companion planting. 

I'd love to hear how it goes!
Ysabeau of Prague
Bryn Gwlad
Ansteorra


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Jenn Strobel <jenn.strobel at gmail.com>
Reply-To: Jenn Strobel <jenn.strobel at gmail.com>,
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:30:24 -0500

>..but i've never gardened before.
>
>I'll have on the order of up to half an acre to build a garden on 
and
>the ability to have a mulch pile (but that takes a while to "pay 
off"
>as it were).  It is located in SouthWestern, PA and is mostly 
shaded. 
>I don't want ornamental, i'm more focused towards a theme 
of "things I
>can eat".
>
>Given those conditions, what kinds of vegetables/plants would 
y'all
>recommend I put in?  What advice would y'all have for the novice
>gardener?  What books/websites would y'all recommend for me to 
peruse
>for inspiration/information?
>
>Stories of dream veg gardens that have little or nothing to do 
with my
>question are completly acceptable and are, in fact, encouraged.
>
>Jenn
>-- 
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>production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid."
>-Frank Zappa
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