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Seriously. Vegetable gardening. Get started on your seedlings. It is time to put those lawns to a practical use. Throw some old potatoes in a corner, -- (edited)

Posted by Andie Apr 3 '20, 05:57

You have a bushy plant, with small flowers even, all summer and then dig it up for some food in the fall. Effortless.

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So here is a potato growing trick I saw over a decade ago that I am going to try this year. You use hay or straw so and you don't have any digging at - Bacon Apr 3, 06:37 12
- I've tried this with mixed results. -- nm - Reagen Apr 3, 06:51 5
  - Would you say yay or nay on giving it a go? -- nm - Bacon Apr 3, 06:52 4
    - old way of planting in ground better? -- nm - Bacon Apr 3, 06:53 3
      - If you have the space, the old way is better. If space is limited, do what you can with what you've got. -- nm - Reagen Apr 3, 06:57 2
        
        Thx for the tips -- nm - Bacon Apr 3, 07:01 1
        
        There are also certain varieties (which I don't know of the top of my head) that work and some that don't. -- nm - Reagen Apr 3, 07:07
- Can you get straw or hay? 😃 -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 06:39 5
  - I saw it done with both. Also the first time I saw it they had the hay/straw broken into 4-6 inch squares not all broken down like that pic in the - Bacon Apr 3, 06:43 4
    - No. Either will work. My question is do you have a place where you can acquire either at the moment? :) -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 06:44 3
      - Oh we do yes. We live on the edge of some farming communities. I am within 3-7 miles of several feed/livestock stores. -- nm - Bacon Apr 3, 06:48 2
        
        Perfect. -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 06:48 1
        
        I will post pics on facebook as the experiment grows over the spring and summer -- nm - Bacon Apr 3, 06:50
This is where living in the city bites me in the behind. I look out my window and see nothing but concrete. Not even that little patch of grass - Krusty Apr 3, 06:23 9
- We are stuck with pots on the balcony this summer. But it's something! -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 06:39 8
  - With everything we started planting seeds late, but it is done! -- (pic) - Andie Apr 3, 06:53 [Attachment]
  - That's a good idea. I'll mention it to Theresa and see if she's up for it. -- nm - Krusty Apr 3, 06:43 6
    - You need lots of sun for most things, but you can do greens with mostly shade. -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 06:46 3
      - I have some big windows that get sun in the morning and smaller ones that get sun in the afternoon. -- nm - Krusty Apr 3, 06:50 1
        
        Great! -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 06:50
      - Here is a link for a high volume patio garden -- (link) - Bacon Apr 3, 06:49
    - Tomatoes are a huge bang for the buck when you have limited space. I have done zucchini, cucumber, crookneck squash by using tomato cages and growing -- (edited) - Bacon Apr 3, 06:46 1
      - The Bountiful Container is a great book for growing edibles in pots, as well. -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 06:47
We’re planting tomorrow! -- nm - znufrii Apr 3, 06:02 2
- Yay!! -- nm - Bacon Apr 3, 06:30
- Thumbs up emoji -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 06:03

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Seriously. Vegetable gardening. Get started on your seedlings. It is time to put those lawns to a practical use. Throw some old potatoes in a corner, -- (edited)

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