I have mine in Miracle Grow Organic Compost, but they don’t seem to be flourishing. They are puny and VERY easily overwatered even though the containers provide drainage. I also tried growing lettuce in the same kind of soil. The seedlings sprouted, but then stopped growing all together soon afterwards. The herbs and the lettuce are getting plenty of direct sunlight, so I know that’s not the issue. What do you think?
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I live in southern California, and I’m working on amending my soil with home grown compost (I won’t use the stuff that comes in bags), but I still have some areas that are the poor sandy soils of this region. I’m going to eventually turn this into a vegetable plot, and I already have native plants. What kinds of vegetables, herbs, or even cover crops might grow well here to start out with?
Thanks for any help.
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I live in an apartment and I’ve begun growing plants on my screened in patio. So far, I have a tomato and lettuce plant. The rest are flowers and herbs. I’d like to make a compost, but I have limited space. Is it possible? Also, my nightblooming Jasmine plant has danced with the cool air, so she’s lost her leaves. Can I revive her?
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Ok I would like to know how many acres you would need to grow all the food for a family of 4 in a closed loop fashion, i.e. don’t have to purchase fertilizers (because you compost) or hay for livestock (because you grow it), etc… I would like a breakdown of like orchard, permanent crops (blueberries, etc…) kitchen garden, canning, freezing, and baking garden, livestock grazing land, hay for livestock during winter, grain for livestock also breakdown of acreage for each type of animal, and anything else you can think of. I know it is impossible to be exact because there are so many factors that go into crop productivity, family diet, etc… but if someone wanted to do this how many acres would you tell them to buy. Here are a few assumptions. It takes place in the pacific northwest, more specifically the Portland Oregon area. The family of four eats a decent amount of wild caught fish and wild game meat. There would be a green house that would allow some fresh vegetables all year long that would supplement the frozen and canned fruits and vegetables. I know that is a lot of specific information I would like but as much information I can get is greatly appreciated, especially from people with experience in this type of setup. Thanks
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It is a bush about two feet tall with medium sized furry leaves that smell like lemon, It is growing where the compost was. It is not a lemon tree and I can’t think of any vegtable or herb I have used that looks like that.
I had a splendid small summer garden and have now pulled up everything, added new compost and tilled that in with a good covering of composted lawn clippings. Now I am wanting to have something growing in that area and looking for suggestions.
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Normally I garden organically and hand weed everything out of my garden before planting, and continue to hand weed through out the year. This year, however, because I’m planning a wedding, I have not gotten into my garden to weed in time, and the whole raised bed (40×8 feet) is covered in all kinds of weeds! I can identify dandelion, purslane and lambs quarters, but not much else, and there’s lots of different weeds out there. Like I said, normally I hand weed, and the plants I can identify, I eat (they are very healthy), the rest go into the compost, but if I tried to hand weed this at this point, I’ll probably miss the opportune time to get my plants in the ground. There’s no point in veggie gardening if you don’t have a long enough season to get veggies off of any of your plants.
So, I’ve resigned myself to the idea of using a weed killer for an all over spray of my garden (after I dig up and relocate my onions, of course), but I’m worried that if I spray a weed killer, the seeds I plant in my garden in two weeks won’t grow. Is there a weed killer that is out of the soil in a week or two? Even three, I might be able to swing three weeks but any later than that and I might as well not plant a garden at all, which isn’t an option because we’re hosting my wedding in my back yard and I do not want to have a big 320 square foot patch of weedy dirt in the middle of my reception.
I have used vinegar in the past to kill weeds in rocks. The effects don’t last long, but it does kill plants (not the seeds, but what are you going to do?). How long does that stay in your soil? Will it hurt my plants if I plant them two weeks after application? What about a combo of vinegar and soap, which I hear is more effective than vinegar alone? Anyone know? What are my other herbicide options besides vinegar? It doesn’t necessarily have to be organic (I’m pretty sure there’s no such thing as organic herbicides, but maybe I’m wrong, and if you can point me in the direction of one I will love you forever), it just has to be safe to plant seeds, seedlings and established plants 2-3 weeks after the herbicide application.
Any other ideas would be much appreciated. Thanks!
It’s a raised bed, and only 8 feet wide, so I’m not sure how I’d mow it.
Also, won’t use Monsanto products for ethical reasons, so RoundUp is out of the question. Besides, the peer reviewed studies I’ve read says it stays in the soil for at least a year. I’ve never read a study that wasn’t funded by Monstanto that said otherwise.
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www.container-gardening-for-food.com Just a quick update.
Buying supplies for a square foot garden is not much different than buying them for a conventional garden, but there are some exceptions.
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I’ve made several raised bed gardens and a compost bin using free pallets. Simple builds and best off all free materials!
