Farming

We have the option of planting stuff on a small patch out back.  We’re talking maybe 3 tomato plants of decent size and maybe a couple other odds and ends, depending how much of the false bamboo I want to try to eradicate.  I was thinking that we could throw some stuff in containers on top of where the bamboo grows, effectively quashing it, but that begs the question of what for containers.

So I’m trying to decide whether to buy seeds and such and start tomatoes inside, or if I should just buy some.  Trouble is, a flat typically has more plants than I think I can fit, so I’d probably want to share with someone.  That and trying to decide what else.  Tomatoes are obvious, and reasonably compact.  The neighbor has promoted the idea of cucumbers, but those take more space.  Though it could be fun to plant something that roams and encourage it to encroach on the bamboo.  Peppers are fussy, in my experience.  I don’t care for leaf lettuce.

Anyway, half the reason for this is the kids - teaching them how stuff is raised, and where things like tomatoes come from.  Sadie will think it’s cool.

1. Cucumber don’t take up space if you grow them vertically.  A little snow fence over some PVC pipe, you can make them grow up instead of out.  My dad’s done it for years.  Also makes it easier to pick, they turn greener on all sides, and they don’t rot if the ground is wet.

   Posted by  on  05/03  at  08:16 AM  from  too close to DC

2. Strawberries are big roamers, and they will choke out anything you let them choke out.

   I love growing tomatoes. At Costco, they have tomatoes in containers that are already good-sized plants (already flowering, starting to produce tomatoes). Ten bucks a plant, including a really good-sized container.

   Posted by sarahk  on  05/03  at  10:20 PM  from  boise
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