>Richard Periut writes:
>
>PENMART01 wrote:
>>
>> Not really out of whack... but depends what is meant by "well tended"...
>and
>> how much tending to one is willing to do. It's far more advantageous to
>plant
>> a few tomato plants and not spend so much time and effort tending to. I
>can
>> easily get 100 lbs of tomatoes from three plants and do practically no
>tending
>> to.
>
>Which varieties do you grown? Heirlooms, indeterminates, et cetera?
>
>I've had a bit of luck with pot grown stuff, but I'm thinking of
>dedicating the North part of my back yard to a veggie garden. I would
>have about 3 * 80 sq. feet. I'm going to have to sacrifice that space,
>which is normally grass. My neighbor I think wont like it, because there
>will be various plants, shrubs, et cetera, adorning the S part of his
>lawn (border.)
>
>Also, do you germinate the seeds yourself, or buy the small plants?

I used to grow tomatoes from seed but for many years now I buy flats of
plants... cost ends up about the same and plants are far less labor intensive.
I generally plant romas and beefsteaks, and various hybrid tomatoes, I like to
plant some cherry tomatoes too and I may plant a few heirlooms just for fun.

I'm not sure what you mean by a " 3 * 80 sq. feet" space. My primary veggie
garden occupies a fenced 50' X 50' area... this is plenty of room to grow more
than I can ever hope to use myself... in fact my neighbor and I trade the items
the other doesn't grow, kind of a co-op deal, adn we both give lots away. Why
not discuss the placement of your garden with your neighbor, give him some
options, such as him having an adjoining garden, perhaps with a space between
on the property line, enough for a lawn mower to pass through. My garden sets
in a field right along side a small stream, the ground stays moist enough that
I never need to water.

There is no monetary saving associated with having a veggie garden, it's a
hobby I do for personal fulfillment and so that I can have some decent
vegetables, but it is a very expensive hobby... and a tremendous amount of hard
physical labor.
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