Comments on: Stretch Your Food Dollar: The Joys of Gardening http://queercents.com/2008/09/03/stretch-your-food-dollar-the-joys-of-gardening/ We're here, We're queer, and We're not going Shopping without Coupons Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:23:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Queercents » Blog Archive » Stretch Your Food Dollar: The Joys of Gardening, Part 2 http://queercents.com/2008/09/03/stretch-your-food-dollar-the-joys-of-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-164017 Queercents » Blog Archive » Stretch Your Food Dollar: The Joys of Gardening, Part 2 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:25:03 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/2008/09/03/stretch-your-food-dollar-the-joys-of-gardening/#comment-164017 [...] so many comments about bees that I wanted to return to that subject, as well as offer some more gardening tips to help stretch your food [...]<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-164017">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> [...] so many comments about bees that I wanted to return to that subject, as well as offer some more gardening tips to help stretch your food [...]

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]]> By: Queercents » Blog Archive » Stretch Your Food Dollar: Fresh vs. Frozen http://queercents.com/2008/09/03/stretch-your-food-dollar-the-joys-of-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-161896 Queercents » Blog Archive » Stretch Your Food Dollar: Fresh vs. Frozen Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:32:52 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/2008/09/03/stretch-your-food-dollar-the-joys-of-gardening/#comment-161896 [...] should you care about bees? Well, smaller crop yields mean higher food prices. And if you’re growing your own vegetables to stretch your food dollar, you may have noticed that your plants are producing flowers, but no fruit. It’s frustrating [...]<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-161896">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> [...] should you care about bees? Well, smaller crop yields mean higher food prices. And if you’re growing your own vegetables to stretch your food dollar, you may have noticed that your plants are producing flowers, but no fruit. It’s frustrating [...]

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]]> By: Serena http://queercents.com/2008/09/03/stretch-your-food-dollar-the-joys-of-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-156146 Serena Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:16:30 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/2008/09/03/stretch-your-food-dollar-the-joys-of-gardening/#comment-156146 Wow, Roland, that's a lot of taters! I've actually grown potatoes by acident in my compost bin. FYI - even if you throw cut potatoes into the bin, they'll still sprout. But hey, they are the cutest little plants with white blossoms. And you get to eat potatoes when it's all said and done. Who doesn't want that! Jeff, there is so much you can do, even with limited space. One of the popular gardening concepts in Utah these days (where my dad lives) is the square foot garden. Check out <a href="http://www.squarefootgardening.com/" rel="nofollow">this site</a> to learn more.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-156146">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Wow, Roland, that’s a lot of taters! I’ve actually grown potatoes by acident in my compost bin. FYI – even if you throw cut potatoes into the bin, they’ll still sprout. But hey, they are the cutest little plants with white blossoms. And you get to eat potatoes when it’s all said and done. Who doesn’t want that!

Jeff, there is so much you can do, even with limited space. One of the popular gardening concepts in Utah these days (where my dad lives) is the square foot garden. Check out this site to learn more.

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]]> By: FrugalZen http://queercents.com/2008/09/03/stretch-your-food-dollar-the-joys-of-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-155968 FrugalZen Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:35:15 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/2008/09/03/stretch-your-food-dollar-the-joys-of-gardening/#comment-155968 Serena: I've always been a fan of "Square Foot Gardening" I think the book just came out in a 25th Anniversary Revised Edition. One idea I once saw in The Mother Earth News was how to grow Potato's easy.... Take a 1/2 or 3/4 tall 55 gallon barrel and after making drainage holes put a couple of inches of good soil into it and plant your Spuds..then as they start to grow you keep adding more soil leaving just the top of the growth out in the sun until you've filled the barrel to the top. The barrel is now roots from top to bottom and thats where the potatos grow...feed and water unti the first frost comes along and kills off the tops...now all you have to do to harvest is tip the barrel over and pick up your spoils...If I recall they said you could get as much as 50 lbs of potato's this way without the laborous digging and potential damage to the tubers. ~ Roland<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-155968">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Serena: I’ve always been a fan of “Square Foot Gardening” I think the book just came out in a 25th Anniversary Revised Edition.

One idea I once saw in The Mother Earth News was how to grow Potato’s easy….

Take a 1/2 or 3/4 tall 55 gallon barrel and after making drainage holes put a couple of inches of good soil into it and plant your Spuds..then as they start to grow you keep adding more soil leaving just the top of the growth out in the sun until you’ve filled the barrel to the top.

The barrel is now roots from top to bottom and thats where the potatos grow…feed and water unti the first frost comes along and kills off the tops…now all you have to do to harvest is tip the barrel over and pick up your spoils…If I recall they said you could get as much as 50 lbs of potato’s this way without the laborous digging and potential damage to the tubers.

~ Roland

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]]> By: jeff-naturehills http://queercents.com/2008/09/03/stretch-your-food-dollar-the-joys-of-gardening/comment-page-1/#comment-155949 jeff-naturehills Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:18:09 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/2008/09/03/stretch-your-food-dollar-the-joys-of-gardening/#comment-155949 It is encouraging to read about the prospects of my backyards being utilized for food production.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-155949">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> It is encouraging to read about the prospects of my backyards being utilized for food production.

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