ᐅ Are vegetable gardens no longer desired?
Created on: 6 May 2018 13:50
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daniels87
Hello everyone!
Yesterday, I marked out the area for our vegetable garden in the yard—about 30sqm (320 sq ft) in total. We’re also adding a greenhouse of around 16sqm (170 sq ft). A small “kitchen garden,” as I would call it.
I got some curious looks from the neighbor, wondering if I’m going fully self-sufficient now.
When I look around new housing developments these days, it’s mostly gravel yards, boxwood shrubs, and solar spheres, while the robotic lawnmower glides over the sterile golf-course-like lawns.
Are there still any enthusiastic gardeners left who quickly dash through the garden before work to pick snails and weed?
I’m a bit sad that I don’t have like-minded people around me. Even my wife is completely opposed to gardening. Such a pity!
Best regards,
daniels87
Yesterday, I marked out the area for our vegetable garden in the yard—about 30sqm (320 sq ft) in total. We’re also adding a greenhouse of around 16sqm (170 sq ft). A small “kitchen garden,” as I would call it.
I got some curious looks from the neighbor, wondering if I’m going fully self-sufficient now.
When I look around new housing developments these days, it’s mostly gravel yards, boxwood shrubs, and solar spheres, while the robotic lawnmower glides over the sterile golf-course-like lawns.
Are there still any enthusiastic gardeners left who quickly dash through the garden before work to pick snails and weed?
I’m a bit sad that I don’t have like-minded people around me. Even my wife is completely opposed to gardening. Such a pity!
Best regards,
daniels87
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chand19867 May 2018 12:02niri09 schrieb:
that can be planned for next weekend with a toddler..Not with a toddler.
But something like this shouldn’t be age-restricted to 18+. You can take your teenagers there at some point. It’s much easier to engage with certain things if you haven’t seen how they are made. And it creates an appreciation for the process itself. Which brings us back to the garden.
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Bieber08157 May 2018 12:03chand1986 schrieb:
Why not visit a conventional livestock farm and then a slaughterhouse? Whether with or without a slaughterhouse ... Visiting a conventional agricultural operation is undoubtedly much more valuable for general education than farm holidays.
haydee schrieb:
Does anyone have experience with how peaches, apricots, and similar fruits grow here? Where grapes grow, peaches also grow very well. Here in central Germany, some years are better than others. Since apricots bloom quite early, a late frost can sometimes seriously affect the harvest. But there is hardly anything as enjoyable as sun-ripened (really ripe) apricots fresh from the tree. Peaches are less common here but also thrive.
@ypg
I was, of course, referring to the vegetables in the greenhouse. If you calculate the cost based on the vegetables, you would never buy them in a supermarket. However, homegrown vegetables definitely taste much better.
This year, we got a Berberis Trio planter box for our tomato plants. It looks more high-quality than regular plastic planters and is also very practical. Financially, growing tomatoes probably won’t be cost-effective until at least the fifth year. I hope it lasts that long.
The same goes for the much-praised raised beds. We will probably prepare a raised bed this autumn so it will be ready for use in spring. But when I see the prices for them at the hardware store, I don’t even want to calculate what the vegetables from a raised bed would cost.
At the moment, our lawn is still suitable for playing football, so I’m reluctant to put a greenhouse on it. Maybe in 10–15 years, when we and the child are older, a greenhouse will be added to the property.
I was, of course, referring to the vegetables in the greenhouse. If you calculate the cost based on the vegetables, you would never buy them in a supermarket. However, homegrown vegetables definitely taste much better.
This year, we got a Berberis Trio planter box for our tomato plants. It looks more high-quality than regular plastic planters and is also very practical. Financially, growing tomatoes probably won’t be cost-effective until at least the fifth year. I hope it lasts that long.
The same goes for the much-praised raised beds. We will probably prepare a raised bed this autumn so it will be ready for use in spring. But when I see the prices for them at the hardware store, I don’t even want to calculate what the vegetables from a raised bed would cost.
At the moment, our lawn is still suitable for playing football, so I’m reluctant to put a greenhouse on it. Maybe in 10–15 years, when we and the child are older, a greenhouse will be added to the property.
chand1986 schrieb:
Not with a toddler.
But something like this shouldn't be rated 18+. Teenagers can definitely be taken there at some point. It's much easier to engage with certain things when you haven't seen how they are made. And it helps to create an appreciation for the process itself. Which brings us back to the garden.Depending on their temperament, you can also do it with a toddler. Our child finds it completely natural that an animal has to be slaughtered/eaten when someone is hungry. At the age of 2, he already liked watching documentaries about the great white shark and got very upset when the shark didn’t catch the seal and had to "go to sleep" hungry. Because of that, Happy Feet is still a no-go for him. I don’t have to personally kill a cute rabbit in front of his eyes, but he has already seen how a fish or pig is gutted on TV.
niri09 schrieb:
I'm not saying it's a bad thing, and I'm not talking about visiting a farm once a month—especially in summer, people go at least once or twice a week.
Huh? As a farmer, I'd probably be grateful if city folks with their kids didn’t constantly get on my nerves.
niri09 schrieb:
niri09 schrieb:
The thing is, many gardens simply don’t allow for growing tomatoes, potatoes, apple trees, beans, and so on. Huh again? Some even grow tomatoes inside their homes—so you’re saying there’s no space on 500m² (about 5400 sq ft)?
Everyone can do as they please with their vegetable garden. What really should be banned are thuja hedges. 😉