What are the easiest ways of growing food at home?
@Citizen_Stuart (2016)
May 15, 2008 2:47pm CST
Partly out of financial need, and partly out of a desire to try something new, I'd like to have a crack at supplementing my diet by growing food at home. There are a couple of problems with this:
First, I have little experience of gardening and none of farming.
Second, I only have a small house and a tiny garden. So the available space would be on the order of a few window boxes, the garden shed and a very small lawn I could dig up. Also, I don't usually have a massive amount of spare time.
Given those limitations, can anyone give me some tips on growing stuff at home, in window boxes etc? Something that even a no-hoper like me can follow? I'm thinking in terms of starting small, with mushrooms or watercress, something like that. Any advice anyone can offer me?
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@cher913 (25781)
• Canada
15 May 08
plant things that are easy to grow such as tomatoes and beans. also, if you are pinched for space you could buy a couple of strawberry pots for herbs or grow them in your window boxes.
your best bet is to talk to someone at a garden centre, quite often these people know what they are doing. also, you could try and visit the library and get books on gardening in a small space.
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@Citizen_Stuart (2016)
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17 May 08
That's what I'm going to do. Thanks for the advice.
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@ferdzNK (3211)
• Philippines
16 May 08
I think they've given you enough to start with, if by any chance that you feel a bit adventurous then visit this site http://www.howtohydroponics.com/
I would like to try this sometime, I just missed the seminar conducted here in our place but I will definitely watch for it next time.
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@Citizen_Stuart (2016)
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17 May 08
A bit too adventurous for me, but thanks for posting! ;-)
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@jillbeth (2705)
• United States
15 May 08
Good idea to start small if you don't have much gardening experience! Consider container gardening, it's an excellent idea for those with limited space. You can put the containers in the yard, on the deck, on the steps or wherever you have space. And the containers can also be moved to take advantage of the sunlight as it moves, or to move them out of the way when necessary. Here is a good article that will help you get started:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/158329/how_to_grow_a_container_garden.html?page=2
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@Citizen_Stuart (2016)
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17 May 08
I like the sound of container gardening. It saves digging up the lawn, at least for the time being. I'll see what they've got at the garden centre, cheers.
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