While it is tempting to want to grow your own food, it is alot harder than it looks. I have several reasons for sticking mainly to flowers: First, I don't have alot of room. Second, the soil in my yard is poor, and living in Tacoma, possibly contaminated with a variety of toxins. Third, I believe if you have access to a good organic farmer's market or store, you should purchase your produce from the good folks who go to such trouble to grow it. You can cetainly justify the slightly increased price when you think of the extra work and expense involved with just getting certified as organic. Of course, you'll want to verify - when possible - the source as cetified organic.
This doesn't rule out container vegatables. Green beans, peas, and carrots can all be grown easily in big pots. "Scarlet Nantes" and other short carrots do will in deeper pots. Green beans and peas just need a trelis or something to grow upwards on. You can fashion a trelis out of three or four bamboo canes, very inexpensive and availabel at almost any garden center, and some string. Alot of people grow tomatoes in catiners, but I haven't moved up to tomatoes yet. Maybe next year....
I am going to try white pumpkins later, so stay tuned...
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