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Yes, it does, because you brought up a couple of other points I had not considered. I remember hearing somewhere that different plants draw different nutrients from the soil. Is that the reason for not using the same plot of land when planting a second harvest? Also, why should I not replant...

What are some of the vegetables that can be harvested, then replanted for a second harvest?

Congrats, Reinbeau!!! :) Thanks for all your time and work. We appreciate you! :hugs

First of all, I don't think Pat is being argumentative. In fact, I'm loving this post! Reading about the experiences of the people on this forum reveals how amazing they are when being placed in situations that are less than ideal. As I stated before, when I first responded to this post I was...

Hey Pat! I love your responces because they're always so well thought out and give food for thought, but on this one I have to disagree. I guess I'm one of those individuals that you meant when you wrote "not necessarily all individuals", but I cannot afford to food shop more than once a month...

Perhaps we aren't really talking about being self-sufficient, but having a more sustainable lifestyle. I think that was what I was really thinking about in my post - doing things in a way that will leave less of a carbon footprint on this Earth when we are gone. There is certainly an overlap of...

BINGO! This is exactly the reason why I feel it's so important to be able to control at least some of our food source. We like to eat as much organic as possible ($$$), but it's not as much as we'd like to because of the cost. After hearing about some of the organic companies that are finding...

My prayers go to you all. God bless baby Elizabeth.

I finished building my very first compost bin about 2 weeks ago! I found a book on organic gardening and took some ideas from that. Let me know what you think. I had some old concrete blocks from a building on our property that had fallen into rubble. I made a 3 sided compost with the first...

Thanks so much for posting this file, Steve! It's just what us beginners need!!! :)

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Hi Nightshade! If you still need them, I have an old block concrete building that has fallen into rubble. If you would care to break up the blocks you can have all you can cart off. I've already broken some up for a compost pile I'm making. I'm in Central Jersey, about 20 minutes from the shore...

Hi, I'm back! The holidays got the better of my time for the last couple of weeks and I own a seasonal business that will close for 2 months on Monday, so it's been really busy here! I would like to grow veggies. I have chickens for eggs and goats for dairy products so I would like to branch...

I've been reading the posts about seed catalogs and I've ordered a few. When I decided to try gardening I assumed I would buy started plants from a nursery. I never considered seeds. What is the advantage? Must they be started indoors before the weather turns mild?

What do you mean by "pre-sprout"?

That's OK because it will STILL turn into fertilizer - eventually!!! :gig

Tell me if I understand you correctly. In other words, do you mean that you have two compost piles? So you would be building one for a year, and letting the other sit? Do you continue to turn both, or just the one you're building?

I'm here in Jackson, which is the "Gateway to the Jersey Shore". There's lots of sand here, so I'm hoping that my first attempt at a real garden will be successful. I'm ready to do my part by helping to put the "garden" in the Garden State!!! :D

Can ashes from a wood stove be used as compost? Do they have any advantage at all for gardening? I was throwing out a container today onto the "ash heap" and wondered if they could be used for something. :idunno

Could someone start of list of things that can be composted? Besides chicken litter, sheep and goat poop and coffee grounds I'm not sure what else I should add (Between chickens, goats and sheep I don't have any kitchen scraps left except for potato peels). Thanks!