Grow Your Own Food

I have spent a lot of time this past year trying to figure out the best way to grow my own food. I guess not just to Grow my own food, but to grow food that my family will eat. There are plenty of foods that can be grown with little to no effort, but will you eat it?

I have a small 15' x 20' garden plot, a nice little strawberry patch, a small raspberry patch, 3 peach trees, and 3 apple trees.

I have just recently planted zucchini, yellow squash, potatoes, cantaloupe, watermelon, onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. I'll let you know how it goes. :)

There are a lot of resources out there to help you get started.

If you don't have the space, try container gardening. - http://www.gardenguides.com/685-guide-container-gardening.html

Ever heard of Square Foot Gardening? It is supposed to be a lot of fun. - http://www.squarefootgardening.com/

I'm a fan of planting trees that can give me food...why waste the space on trees that are there just to look pretty?

I have had a lot of great experiences with Stark Bros - http://www.starkbros.com/ They have been good to answer questions very quickly. They have a lot of sales, and seem like genuinely good people.

 

It's still early enough in the growing season. Go for it. At least put one thing in the ground this spring!