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Help me decide...vegetable garden or not?

Posted by ceregon May 18 '09, 10:30

I used to have a decently sized garden plot in my backyard. I was going to start it up again, but now we're looking at voluntary water reduction of 15% in my area. This would actually increase my water usage by 10-20%.

I normally buy my produce from either the local farmer's market 2 blocks away on Saturday mornings, or from a fruit/vegetable stand a mile away (where the owner always gives me something extra "for your dog").

Garden or not?

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Herbs, spring mix salad greens and tomatoes are your best most 'profitable' home gardening - zeitgeist May 18, 10:45 5
- though it's the wront time to grow salad greens (unless he's in a super cool climate or grows it in the shade) -- nm - kare May 18, 10:47 4
  - true but there are floating row covers -- nm - zeitgeist May 18, 10:48 3
    - tell me more? please? :) -- nm - kare May 18, 10:49 2
      - its a cheap, 'spun' fabric that is wide enough for a row, just lays there on top of the crop, keeps out bugs, light enough for the plant to push up as - zeitgeist May 18, 10:51 1
        
        hmm -- nm - kare May 18, 10:52
where do you live? could you do a rain barrel? you could also just do one bed instead of a few. there is also that "plant an extra row" - kare May 18, 10:37 3
- one rain barrel won't last a week, enough barrels or cisterns could violate some environmental laws, water rights - zeitgeist May 18, 10:49 2
  - it's amazing how fast one rain barrel fills up. and it depends on the size of his garden. -- nm - kare May 18, 10:52 1
    - also he could just use it to supplement the watering. -- nm - kare May 18, 10:52
Raise a pig instead -- nm - Redmond in Sin City May 18, 10:32
given the water shortage, not. -- nm - Beaker May 18, 10:31 1
- unless it is something you truly enjoy. -- nm - Beaker May 18, 10:31

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