1. Quester Said,

   The only thing hard about gardening is motivation.
   A small lot can produce enough veggies for a family. There are many instruction videos on container gardening, sustainable living etc. on the web. I do it. You can too

   Miriam’s reply: I completly agree! A small plot can produce as much as a very large one if it is done with care and attention. We only need to learn how it is done in a way that helps the plants and the earth. For example: certain plants do NOT grow ell together. These are the kinds of things we all need to learn. Miriam

2. mellisamouse Said,

   So true! I have been saving seeds and planting stuff for a while now. I even have food and seeds stashed in my camper van just in case, and have a bunch of containers saved up etc. I even planted peanuts etc in the house, ordered banana seeds, broccoli seeds ect and planted dragon fruit and goji berries ect from fruits I bought and ate at the grocery store. :)

   Miriam’s reply: in know from all your posts that you inspire people…great work. Miriam

3. toni Said,

   Greetings to all and Happy New Year. I am reading two books right now.( I always seem to have at least two books on the go) They are called Secrets of the Soil by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird and Restoring the Earth by Kenny Ausubel. Both very exciting and informative.There is information about bio-dynamic gardening including ways of replenishing soil depleated by chemical fertilizers and mono-agriculture.There are also places mentioned where one can buy hertiage seeds.I highly recommend these books to anyone who wants to grow a garden. I can hardly wait till spring.Where I live,in the mountains of British Columbia we have a short growing season so I am concetrating on vegtables that will mature more quickly.And I will be starting many things indoors weeks before the last frost,which here can be as late as April and as early as August(believe it or not)I am not dauted however. Good luck everyone. It is not too early to get a seed catalogue and start dreaming and planting and shopping.
   Love and happy growing
   Toni

4. sweetbreeze Said,

   Warm greetings all,

   I just started a small indoor organic hydroponic garden and planted kale, an easy to grow, highly nutritious, proflific low light veggie. (Heritage seeds obtained from victoryseeds.com.)

   I’ve done some outdoor gardening in the past, but thought it time to bring the project indoors. I’ll add spinach and lettuce in the near future, and perhaps potatos. I’m sticking primarily to green leafy veggies for now, as they don’t need the level of sunlight that fruited veggies require. Though I do plan to add beans, peas, cucumber, broccoli, and squash seeds to my stock for planting outdoors.

   In the event of a disruption to the electrical service, I ordered a foot-powered generator, and in the future I’d like to add at least four LED 12″ sq panels to provide supplemental lighting. Each LED panel requires only 13watts to run and covers an area of about 18sq”. Not much, but I’m going to experiment with various configurations with the goal of growing completely off the grid.

   One book I’ve found particularly helpful is “Fresh Food from Small Places” by RJ Ruppenthal…”the square inch gardener’s guide to year-found growing, fermenting, and sprouting.” It’s chock full of terrific information, including how to grow mushrooms, specifically oyster and shiitake, other low light lovers.

   There’s also a chapter on Survival During Resource Shortages, and Creating a Sustainable Future. The book is directed to urban dwellers who have limited space to work with, but I imagine most everyone concerned with living lightly on the planet would benefit from this little gem.

   peace and blessings,

   Sweetbreeze

5. aspendougy Said,

   Goji Berries are extremely nutritious and store well. RICHFARM GARDENS sells seed for Goji. Also, NICHOLS and PARK SEED sell something called TPS or True Potato Seed. Instead of expensive tubers to cut up, you have little tiny seeds; takes longer than the traditional way, but less expensive.

   Goji can survive snow; they grow in Tibet, so they might be suitable for BC, Miriam.

   For warm climate folks, there is a guy in Florida that sells African Yam starts. Some varieties keep in the ground for two years, and get up to 20-25 lbs. These are not what we normally call yams, but true yams, a different species.

   He has a bunch of other exotic and highly nutritious items, but most are FL and So. Cal. only.

   The Don Gillogly Avocado is a dwarf type that you supposedly can grow and keep indoors.

   Sincerely

   aspendougy
   aspendougy@gmail.com

   Miriam’s reply:
   I think I remember someone telling me about the Goji berries being able to grow here. I have not looked into it though. Thanks Miriam

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