Richard Periut wrote:

> PENMART01 wrote:
>
>>> 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,

Hahahahahahah! My psychotic German neighbor who takes out his tractor
when two leaves have fallen. Heck! I can tell what time it is to the
minute 9:05 is when he starts the friggin tractor. Wednesdays, my only
day off now, is when I like to sleep till 11 or 12 PM--instead I have to
hear him go over the same spot 10 times.

Mr. Psychosis will have angina when he sees the veggie garden I'm
planning. Maybe I'll plant some Kraut to keep him happy : )

Rich















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.
>> ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
>> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
>> *********
>> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
>> Sheldon ````````````
>
> Thanks.
>
> Yes, mine is the satisfaction of growing your own (or giving nature a
> push,) and eating the most fresh produce I can grow. Makes a big
> difference as you know.
>
> Rich
>


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