But consider all of the money people would save on food, and how they could spend it on other things. Any time you make things more efficient...
Depending on the size of your garden, I've found that a mulch with shredded leaves from last fall, plus grass clipping during the summer is very...
There are two really good books that I use for estimating planting dates (in the ground, or transplants): Four Season Harvest by Coleman, and...
Durgan, right now I am only working with 48sq ft. 3, 4x4 boxes. I wish I could have 100st ft! :) To make things a bit more dense, I would...
Steve, I've found that peas do OK but you need to cover them from the rain, otherwise the pods will rot. Spinach and lettuce work well....
I can sympathize with the tomato problem. Last year when I was renting in Vancouver, I grew them beside the house where they were under the...
I've found that copper strips available from Gardenworks have been very effective at deterring slugs and snails. I've only seen 1 slug all year...
I'm a big fan of square foot gardening, with 4x4 raised beds. There is a book by Mel Bartholomew that you might be able to find in your local...
Whoa cool, what causes this? It's not one of those trick plastic molds is it?
http://picasaweb.google.com/tlharford/PortMoodyCommunityGarden For Canada Day, we walked down to the nearby park, and on the way back, I...
Do you know what variety those are? I'm surprised that this is the first harvest of the year, when did you plant them? From my notes on last...
Usually that's a sign of overwatering. How often are you watering?
You might want to look into 'Lasagna gardening', which you could leisurely start to prepare right now. I would start looking at what areas...
Two reasons: - pest / disease buildup - nutrient requirements (sounds like you are taking care of this with the addition of compost) but if...
