Almost April

[T444E]

The only thing you can grow here are cows.

[Rawr]

When I have my own place and a little more time, I would like to grow my own veg

[Bowyn Aerrow]

For the past 15 years I have kept a small vegetable garden, raising a little more each year.

The rewards really outweigh the little work involved.

I stick with organic 'natural' methods of gardening. I don't care what the scientists say, I actually felt better when I started eating veg right out of my own garden.

And there is nothing quite like a vine ripened tomato straight of the vine at the peak of ripeness. It makes grocery store tomatoes taste like cardboard.

Don't be discouraged. It took me about 3 years to figure out the pests and potential diseases and the growing seasons here in California before I got optimal harvests.

Each region/place has its own nuances and its a learning curve to figure out a lot about your soil, climate, local flora and fauna that can impact your garden.

You are doing good with starting off small.

I would suggest a public library incursion, there are just way too many books on the subject - while many agree on things like companion planting, succession planting, compact gardening, etc. there are many other good ideas there too.

Figuring out what works best for you may take about 5 years. However all of that exploring and experimenting have their own special rewards.

Thankfully I'm going somewhere were fresh, home grown veg is on the menu... :biggrin: