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As one of the ten million folks trying to grow their own garden this year for the first time, I can attest to the difficulties that exist. Pests are the number
by euroclydon 17y ago
As one of the ten million folks trying to grow their own garden this year for the first time, I can attest to the difficulties that exist. Pests are the number one problem I am having, followed by soil conditions and water. I am not giving up, but I think it is going to take me several years to figure out which crops I can grow well, and which pesticides to use. It's a fun experience though for me and my kids.
- diN0bot 17y agoi've been wondering about pests, too. where do you live, what are you growing and how much land are you farming? we have a small plot in Cambridge, MA--at most 12 ft by 5ft. we've had a good run of (snap?) peas and kale. zucchini and tomatoes should be producing soon. watermelons never took hold and sprouts never produced radishes, but those were somewhat experimental plantings. pests have been eating our basil. right now we're seeing how much loss this turns into. we're not sure what the next step is, other than identifying the pests. we're an organic coop to begin with, so unless we can find friendly pesticides, i expect we'll get creative with nets or some other mechanisms. or grow other plants.
- euroclydon 17y agoI live in Durham, NC. You can check out my blog for more on the garden. The latest post, which I wrote tonight, details some of our successes and failures. http://www.beechtreetech.com/about/josh-pearce-blog.aspx http://www.beechtreetech.com/about/josh-pearce-blog.aspx Love them snap peas too!
- diN0bot 17y agonice blog! i grew up near durham, so it brings back memories. i hadn't heard of lime conditioning, either. at least i can learn from your mistakes.