canesisters
Garden Master
Hello all,
I haven't been in TEG very much - spend most of my time in BYC. But I'm thinking that I'm going to be here A LOT now.
I was talking to a friend yesterday and found out that he's really struggling to help his ex keep the pantry filled and the kids fed. This just tore at my heart. I don't have any extra money to offer - but I do have a big yard, horses, chickens and a love of growing things (flowers/shrubs/trees, that sort of thing).
I've never had much luck with veggie gardening. I mostly end up with a crop of incredibly vigorous weeds. And since I've never learned how to can - and my freezing efforts usually ended up in nasty mush - I just never had the desire to put that much work into veggie gardening.
But I want to spend the winter getting ready to plant a community garden. The purpose would be to give away almost all of the harvest. I have an area - between the barn and the coop that's around 100' square - flat - open to the sun all day - close to a water source - and growing grass like nobody's business.
SO! Garden Gurus, what's my first step?
Here's what I'm thinking right off.
I have 6 pallets that I can use to build a compost bin(s) once I pick a place convenient to the sources of compost-able-nure.
I'll need some way to kill off the grass so that I'm not starting out battling weeds before my seeds even sprout.
Then what?
I know I'm biting off more than I can chew... I'm going to trust that either help or energy will be provided as needed.
I haven't been in TEG very much - spend most of my time in BYC. But I'm thinking that I'm going to be here A LOT now.
I was talking to a friend yesterday and found out that he's really struggling to help his ex keep the pantry filled and the kids fed. This just tore at my heart. I don't have any extra money to offer - but I do have a big yard, horses, chickens and a love of growing things (flowers/shrubs/trees, that sort of thing).
I've never had much luck with veggie gardening. I mostly end up with a crop of incredibly vigorous weeds. And since I've never learned how to can - and my freezing efforts usually ended up in nasty mush - I just never had the desire to put that much work into veggie gardening.
But I want to spend the winter getting ready to plant a community garden. The purpose would be to give away almost all of the harvest. I have an area - between the barn and the coop that's around 100' square - flat - open to the sun all day - close to a water source - and growing grass like nobody's business.
SO! Garden Gurus, what's my first step?
Here's what I'm thinking right off.
I have 6 pallets that I can use to build a compost bin(s) once I pick a place convenient to the sources of compost-able-nure.
I'll need some way to kill off the grass so that I'm not starting out battling weeds before my seeds even sprout.
Then what?
I know I'm biting off more than I can chew... I'm going to trust that either help or energy will be provided as needed.