Bruce Horovitz writes an interesting piece for USA Today about how people are turning to low-tech gardening amidst a deep recession:
Hard economic times are acting like instant fertilizer on an industry that had been growing slowly: home vegetable gardening.
Amid the Washington talk of “shovel-ready” recession projects, it appears few projects are more shovel-ready than backyard gardens. Veggie seed sales are up double-digits at the nation’s biggest seed sellers this year.
Even the Obamas are growing vegetables this year. The Papoose blog reports:
Twenty-six elementary schoolchildren wielded shovels, rakes, pitchforks and wheelbarrows to help first lady Michelle Obama break ground on a produce and herb garden on the White House grounds.
Here at Low-Tech Times headquarters, we’re planning to grow tomato plants this year, but perhaps we will expand the garden.
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Thanks, your link looks like it has some good information. My wife started an outdoor herb garden last year, a short distance from the kitchen.
You might have a exciting wildlife feeding experiment with a vegitable garden at your place. I think they will come and devour everything. You can try “Liquid Fence” a chemical-type spray made of deer urine. Or a more low-tech solution might be milorganite-available cheap at farm supply stores such as Southern States. So far the latter has done pretty good for keeping deer out here at Rippon, and is a great deal less expensive snd is great for garden soil treatment as well. It has also been said that a 6 ft. tall fence might be helpful as well.
Thank you Master Riley. I’m considering a fencing solution. Are you growing veggies this year?
Yes, at work (with deer, groundhog predation)
At home (with L. American predation)
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