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June 19, 2010 at 5:11 PM #568372June 19, 2010 at 5:54 PM #567417briansd1Guest
There was a thread on SDlookup.
rwsinmissionshills recommended this book which I got as gifts for my relatives.Gardening in Southern California is different from other places. You need to prepare the soil in advance of planting.
I do think that gardening is a lost art. People find it easier to to go the supermarket.
I recently visited my cousin outside NYC. They have they most amazing garden with all kinds of veggies. It rains a lot there and the soil is good. But unfortunately for them, the growing season is not year-round like in So. Cal.
I have friends who have some acreage with chickens. Does anyone have egg producing chickens in a regular surburban house?
I live in an apartment so I’m no gardener…. Perhaps in my old age I will pickup gardening.
June 19, 2010 at 5:54 PM #567515briansd1GuestThere was a thread on SDlookup.
rwsinmissionshills recommended this book which I got as gifts for my relatives.Gardening in Southern California is different from other places. You need to prepare the soil in advance of planting.
I do think that gardening is a lost art. People find it easier to to go the supermarket.
I recently visited my cousin outside NYC. They have they most amazing garden with all kinds of veggies. It rains a lot there and the soil is good. But unfortunately for them, the growing season is not year-round like in So. Cal.
I have friends who have some acreage with chickens. Does anyone have egg producing chickens in a regular surburban house?
I live in an apartment so I’m no gardener…. Perhaps in my old age I will pickup gardening.
June 19, 2010 at 5:54 PM #568013briansd1GuestThere was a thread on SDlookup.
rwsinmissionshills recommended this book which I got as gifts for my relatives.Gardening in Southern California is different from other places. You need to prepare the soil in advance of planting.
I do think that gardening is a lost art. People find it easier to to go the supermarket.
I recently visited my cousin outside NYC. They have they most amazing garden with all kinds of veggies. It rains a lot there and the soil is good. But unfortunately for them, the growing season is not year-round like in So. Cal.
I have friends who have some acreage with chickens. Does anyone have egg producing chickens in a regular surburban house?
I live in an apartment so I’m no gardener…. Perhaps in my old age I will pickup gardening.
June 19, 2010 at 5:54 PM #568121briansd1GuestThere was a thread on SDlookup.
rwsinmissionshills recommended this book which I got as gifts for my relatives.Gardening in Southern California is different from other places. You need to prepare the soil in advance of planting.
I do think that gardening is a lost art. People find it easier to to go the supermarket.
I recently visited my cousin outside NYC. They have they most amazing garden with all kinds of veggies. It rains a lot there and the soil is good. But unfortunately for them, the growing season is not year-round like in So. Cal.
I have friends who have some acreage with chickens. Does anyone have egg producing chickens in a regular surburban house?
I live in an apartment so I’m no gardener…. Perhaps in my old age I will pickup gardening.
June 19, 2010 at 5:54 PM #568401briansd1GuestThere was a thread on SDlookup.
rwsinmissionshills recommended this book which I got as gifts for my relatives.Gardening in Southern California is different from other places. You need to prepare the soil in advance of planting.
I do think that gardening is a lost art. People find it easier to to go the supermarket.
I recently visited my cousin outside NYC. They have they most amazing garden with all kinds of veggies. It rains a lot there and the soil is good. But unfortunately for them, the growing season is not year-round like in So. Cal.
I have friends who have some acreage with chickens. Does anyone have egg producing chickens in a regular surburban house?
I live in an apartment so I’m no gardener…. Perhaps in my old age I will pickup gardening.
June 19, 2010 at 8:24 PM #567432LesBaer45ParticipantWhat’s in my garden?
Damn Deer.
Wascally Wabbits.
Mischievous Moles.
Raucous Raccoons.
Dang little left for me. π
June 19, 2010 at 8:24 PM #567530LesBaer45ParticipantWhat’s in my garden?
Damn Deer.
Wascally Wabbits.
Mischievous Moles.
Raucous Raccoons.
Dang little left for me. π
June 19, 2010 at 8:24 PM #568028LesBaer45ParticipantWhat’s in my garden?
Damn Deer.
Wascally Wabbits.
Mischievous Moles.
Raucous Raccoons.
Dang little left for me. π
June 19, 2010 at 8:24 PM #568136LesBaer45ParticipantWhat’s in my garden?
Damn Deer.
Wascally Wabbits.
Mischievous Moles.
Raucous Raccoons.
Dang little left for me. π
June 19, 2010 at 8:24 PM #568416LesBaer45ParticipantWhat’s in my garden?
Damn Deer.
Wascally Wabbits.
Mischievous Moles.
Raucous Raccoons.
Dang little left for me. π
June 19, 2010 at 8:30 PM #567437EugeneParticipant[quote=UCGal]And Eugene – like you we’re having to augment the soil a lot… Fortunately, we’ve got a lot of good worms in our compost bin – so I’ve got good soil to amend with.
[/quote]A compost bin would certainly help, but, for a project of any scale, it would be a drop in the bucket. To take grapes as an example, if you want to turn our SoCal sand into something half-decent, you need at least 10 cubic feet of compost per vine. Your standard compost bin is what, 2-3 cubic feet?
I’ve been buying a lot of manure at HD and making occasional trips to the landfill.
June 19, 2010 at 8:30 PM #567535EugeneParticipant[quote=UCGal]And Eugene – like you we’re having to augment the soil a lot… Fortunately, we’ve got a lot of good worms in our compost bin – so I’ve got good soil to amend with.
[/quote]A compost bin would certainly help, but, for a project of any scale, it would be a drop in the bucket. To take grapes as an example, if you want to turn our SoCal sand into something half-decent, you need at least 10 cubic feet of compost per vine. Your standard compost bin is what, 2-3 cubic feet?
I’ve been buying a lot of manure at HD and making occasional trips to the landfill.
June 19, 2010 at 8:30 PM #568033EugeneParticipant[quote=UCGal]And Eugene – like you we’re having to augment the soil a lot… Fortunately, we’ve got a lot of good worms in our compost bin – so I’ve got good soil to amend with.
[/quote]A compost bin would certainly help, but, for a project of any scale, it would be a drop in the bucket. To take grapes as an example, if you want to turn our SoCal sand into something half-decent, you need at least 10 cubic feet of compost per vine. Your standard compost bin is what, 2-3 cubic feet?
I’ve been buying a lot of manure at HD and making occasional trips to the landfill.
June 19, 2010 at 8:30 PM #568141EugeneParticipant[quote=UCGal]And Eugene – like you we’re having to augment the soil a lot… Fortunately, we’ve got a lot of good worms in our compost bin – so I’ve got good soil to amend with.
[/quote]A compost bin would certainly help, but, for a project of any scale, it would be a drop in the bucket. To take grapes as an example, if you want to turn our SoCal sand into something half-decent, you need at least 10 cubic feet of compost per vine. Your standard compost bin is what, 2-3 cubic feet?
I’ve been buying a lot of manure at HD and making occasional trips to the landfill.
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