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I really enjoy having a backyard garden. Although it doesn't produce much in the way of food value -- if I'm lucky, I'll get some potatoes, onions, zucchini and

I really enjoy having a backyard garden. Although it doesn't produce much in the way of food value -- if I'm lucky, I'll get some potatoes, onions, zucchini and corn this year -- I find working in it a few minutes at a time to be stress-relieving and therapeutic, and it's nice to look out the window and see green things growing. I hope this is a trend that continues for lots of families, actually. On an unrelated note, I got a kick out of seeing that his revenues jumped "to $54,000" last year. That was my business's second-year gross, and I didn't think it was all that noteworthy.

karzeem 17y ago
Do you happen to know roughly how many pounds of produce you get out of every 100 square feet?
- thaumaturgy 17y ago
  Well, last year it was < 1, due to seriously bad soil, deer, and inexperience. All we got out of the effort was some really amazing basil. This year should be a lot better, but the deer haven't re-discovered me yet, so we'll see. I don't really optimize for yield though; there are a bunch of neat things that can be done for that, and I'm partly doing this just because I like playing in the dirt when I'm stuck on the phone.
ctd 17y ago
"Farmscape pulled in about $54,000 for the first four months of this year--$22,000 more than last year"
- thaumaturgy 17y ago
  Whoops -- well, that's a horse of a different color. Thanks.
mark_l_watson 17y ago
I agree: very stress reducing. My wife and I have 21 sq ft of containers on the deck right outside of our kitchen and close to where I work at home. Getting up frequently to "tend" our mini-garden is great. Also, we eat a bit of our own fresh produce almost every day. I like to grow Thai basil, regular basil, lots of onions of all types, hot peppers, brocoli, brussel sprouts, lettuce, and tomatoes. It is important to plant different types of produce at the correct time of year. I like earth boxes: water goes in the bottom, roots get watered, minimizes evaporation so they are very water efficient.

karzeem 17y ago

Do you happen to know roughly how many pounds of produce you get out of every 100 square feet?

thaumaturgy 17y ago
Well, last year it was < 1, due to seriously bad soil, deer, and inexperience. All we got out of the effort was some really amazing basil. This year should be a lot better, but the deer haven't re-discovered me yet, so we'll see. I don't really optimize for yield though; there are a bunch of neat things that can be done for that, and I'm partly doing this just because I like playing in the dirt when I'm stuck on the phone.

ctd 17y ago

"Farmscape pulled in about $54,000 for the first four months of this year--$22,000 more than last year"

thaumaturgy 17y ago
Whoops -- well, that's a horse of a different color. Thanks.

mark_l_watson 17y ago

I agree: very stress reducing. My wife and I have 21 sq ft of containers on the deck right outside of our kitchen and close to where I work at home. Getting up frequently to "tend" our mini-garden is great. Also, we eat a bit of our own fresh produce almost every day. I like to grow Thai basil, regular basil, lots of onions of all types, hot peppers, brocoli, brussel sprouts, lettuce, and tomatoes. It is important to plant different types of produce at the correct time of year. I like earth boxes: water goes in the bottom, roots get watered, minimizes evaporation so they are very water efficient.