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| coccocolorado |
Posted - Jul 21 2013 : 08:08:45 AM
Well, Ladies, my first time at gardening in the CO climate has been a minimal success. Aside from tiny, albeit it tasty, tomatoes....
I put a post up on my urban homesteader meetup, offering my garden space, for a share of their bounty and knowledge. I'm really excited to see if I have any responses!
I know I will have some ideas of proper digging times, use of water and electricity, etc. But wanted to know if any of you:
Have opened up your garden to others?
If so, what rules did you have in place?
I'd love to know your thoughts!
C
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| coccocolorado |
Posted - Aug 08 2013 : 05:43:20 AM
Melina,
Thank you so much-I have to say, if there is anything I need to do more of, it's mulch. I was lucky enough to get some horse manure off of freecyle of all places, they had it all bagged up and ready to go for me, so that was the first thing I worked in. I have already started my compost for next year. I'm not giving up yet!
Yes, if anyone were to be invited to work my garden alongside me, they would have to be doing so organically. Nothing has been grown on my plot for years and years, judging by how packed down the dirt is, so i'm pretty confident there has been no "miracle grow" applied!
Thanks again!
C
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| Melina |
Posted - Aug 07 2013 : 7:10:32 PM
As a fellow Colorado gardener, my advise is mulch, mulch, mulch! We gather all the bagged leaves in the fall, work about half into the finished garden and save the rest for spring. We also get all the straw and horse manure we can find. Some will tell you not to use manure because of weeds, but you're going to have them anyway, so you might as well have the benefit of the manure, too. Mulch also helped lots when we got the early heat this summer. We were on water rationing, but were able to use soaker hoses to get everything off to a good start. Once the afternoon rains started, we were on our way.
Don't give up on the co-op idea, but be patient. Attend every community gardening event, urban homesteading, farmer's market that you can find, and network with any group that seems remotely like-minded. I'm not sure I would open my garden to others (I prefer to do it myself and give away the excess to family, neighbors, etc.)mainly because you get some real hard-headed folks when it comes to pesticides, fertilizers, etc. Maybe you could find a community garden and go there in addition to your yard. You could see what others are doing successfully and carry the ideas back home.
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| coccocolorado |
Posted - Aug 05 2013 : 4:43:03 PM
I might just keep posting-to be sure enough people see it. I'm also thinking about posting at Whole Foods...I'll keep you ladies posted!
C
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| Butterscotch Grove |
Posted - Aug 02 2013 : 10:24:22 AM
Oh, too bad, City Girl! I was looking forward to hearing how it went. (And I can't take credit for the espresso line - saw it on a sign at the fair last year.)
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| coccocolorado |
Posted - Jul 31 2013 : 9:23:12 PM
ooooh, Heather-I did not know that dill can be invasive!
Ladies-I am sad to say, no one has taken me up on my offer :/ Maybe next year....
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| nndairy |
Posted - Jul 31 2013 : 09:20:08 AM
This is a great idea! I tell everyone I know that I will can/freeze their harvest for a share of it. I don't have a very big garden, and being a dairy farmer I am blessed with time in the middle of the day to can. If someone close to me was offering their garden space I would definitely check into it. You might want to consider what plants you would want planted. My mother-in-law planted some dill a couple years ago and it has been a major pain in the butt! It has jumped across the yard to all the flower beds and the garden!
Best of luck to you!
Heather
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Posted - Jul 29 2013 : 3:05:53 PM
Butterscotch, I love the comment about the puppy and espresso :)
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| coccocolorado |
Posted - Jul 25 2013 : 10:49:52 AM
M-
Thank you so much for responding! You cracked me up, but also gave me some great ideas!
C
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| Butterscotch Grove |
Posted - Jul 25 2013 : 10:24:22 AM
Wow - I'd love to do something like this...though i think we'd get a lot of "why haven't you done xyz?" My DH, in trying to find a niche we can fill, seems to be also trying to reinvent the wheel. Maybe next year. As for rules, off the top of my head I'd say no smoking or drinking, pets on leashing (if at all), smell the flowers, but don't pick them! (unless you have an area where folks can do that), and, depending on your set up, "Any unsupervised children will be given an espresso and a puppy." :)
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