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
Bieber0815 schrieb:
How old was the tree? I understand that sometimes the harvest fails, but apricots are generally frost-resistant/winter-hardy.
Fruit trees are also available as columnar or espalier forms... They fit into the smallest corners.It was 3 years old. It had some fruit, but even more were eaten by wasps.
Then there was a late frost last year that killed all the blossoms and half of the branches. It didn’t improve, rather got worse, so we dug it up in August. That’s how gardening goes: you have to part with plants when the time comes.
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garfunkel15 May 2018 17:51I really dislike dead, straight-cut gardens.
At the moment, I have to make do with my balcony. But every year, I manage to grow more flowers and vegetables here. There’s just enough space for two folding chairs and a small table...
I actually love gardening in such a small area. This year, I’m probably going to build a small roof over it, so I can finally collect rainwater and hang a few plants on the roof as well 🙂
Well, if I ever move to a large garden, I’ll probably have to quit my job. With around 700m² (7,500 sq ft) of garden, I definitely wouldn’t have time to work anymore.
At the moment, I have to make do with my balcony. But every year, I manage to grow more flowers and vegetables here. There’s just enough space for two folding chairs and a small table...
I actually love gardening in such a small area. This year, I’m probably going to build a small roof over it, so I can finally collect rainwater and hang a few plants on the roof as well 🙂
Well, if I ever move to a large garden, I’ll probably have to quit my job. With around 700m² (7,500 sq ft) of garden, I definitely wouldn’t have time to work anymore.
Müllerin schrieb:
I hardly like fruit myself, but I'll throw mirabelle plums into the mix. My grandmother had a large bush in her garden, and it was full of fruit every year. Postal code 58099.Bush or tree?
How was it positioned? Sheltered from the wind? Sunny or partly shaded?
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garfunkel15 May 2018 21:44Mirabelle would mix well with apple (as juice), then add some chamomile and mineral water, and you have a nice drink.
What I would really like is damsons... They are hardly available anymore, probably because of the many wasps they attract, but that fruit outshines all others in flavor.
What I would really like is damsons... They are hardly available anymore, probably because of the many wasps they attract, but that fruit outshines all others in flavor.
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