ᐅ Are vegetable gardens no longer desired?

Nordlys schrieb:
Thuja hedges are great. That slight cemetery vibe always brings peace to a housing development.

No wonder nobody wants to be buried in cemeteries like those anymore. 😉

kaho674 schrieb:

Huh? As a farmer, I might actually be thankful if city people and their kids kept bothering me regularly.

In our area, this is called a children’s and youth farm, which is actually an association. Here is an example of some of the activities offered:

• sowing, tending, and harvesting in the garden area
• building with saws and hammers in the construction area
• playing with mud and dirt
• running around on our beautiful grounds
• baking bread on sticks over the campfire

There are also animals you can sponsor.

Evolith schrieb:
Our child sees it as completely natural that an animal has to be slaughtered/eaten when someone else is hungry. .

I know that feeling 🙂

Thanks, Bieber. I’ll go ahead and plan some in.
My mother swears by tomato plants in pots in front of the bedroom window and next to the balcony doors. Tomatoes are said to repel most mosquitoes.

haydee schrieb:
Thanks, Bieber. Then I’ll start planning for some.
My mother swears by tomato plants in pots in front of the bedroom window and next to the balcony doors. Tomatoes supposedly repel most mosquitoes.

Tomatoes must not be watered from above, otherwise you get blight.

Our apricot tree didn't survive the late frost last year 🙁
But I would buy one again.

@niri09
By the way, dwarf fruit trees only need 1sqm (11 sq ft) in the garden, but you need two of them, and oh dear, that already takes 2–3sqm (22–32 sq ft) away from the garden... or does a small garden “grow” somewhat through planting, since people perceive in 3D? 😉

People say that a garden designed in distinct areas looks larger than a garden that is not planned.
And you don’t really need a big lawn if you can go anywhere you want... like a farm as well as a football pitch 😉

I can understand, though, if you don’t feel like preserving kilos of fruit, because that can really turn into a lot of work. I also let the birds enjoy some of the harvest since I don’t always have the time. That’s not a problem. I’m not talking about an obligation or necessity, but about an enrichment.

ypg schrieb:


By the way, dwarf fruit trees need about 1m² (11ft²) in the garden, but you need two, so unfortunately, 2-3m² (22-32ft²) of garden space is already taken... or doesn’t a small garden “grow” a bit through planting, since humans see in 3D? 😉

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Okay, a few small fruit trees are included :-)

Ypg
They are kept dry at my mother’s place. Otherwise, I didn’t know that. I have a black thumb, at least when it comes to houseplants.