Expertise Intensive gardening along the lines of square-foot gardening and no-till methods such as Ruth Stout and "lasagna" gardening. Fed a family of 7 from the produce grown in the backyard of a city lot. Knowledgeable about most common garden crops, excluding cole crops other than cabbage (e.g. broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower etc. are not my cup of tea). Can help you to make the most of the space that you have - for instance, many community garden plots are fairly small. There are ways to maximize the space you have. Smaller is often better because it's not only more efficient spacewise, it's also easier to take care of - and the easier it is to take care of, the more likely you are to have a successful garden. No yard space whatsoever? I can help you with container growing as well. Give me a shout and I'll try to help.
Experience Vegetable gardener for most of my life, homesteaded for 8 years. Currently have my tiny yard (1'x15' strip along the back fence and a 3'x20 strip along the south side of the house) planted with 2 eggplants, 2 tomatoes, lettuce, coriander, green onions, basil, 4 bell pepper, 4 green pepper, watermelon, 3 yellow squash, 3 zucchini, and green beans. And flowers galore.
Education/Credentials College educated, currently working out a mid-life crisis by getting my doctorate and changing my profession
Q: I have four of these. How many squares will they take? A: If it's an indeterminate variety (grows long and viny) I would space them 2' apart all ways. If ...
Q: I started a container vegetable garden a little over a month ago. The plants are outside, on my ... A: Are you sure they're fire ants? Fire ants are extremely aggressive and they build large mounds - ...
Q: I am going to try and grow some vegetables. I am going to plant in raised beds and i got a load of ... A: Well now, we're planting using the Square Foot method, aren't we? Typically for carrots and other ...
Q: I want to start a raised bed garden to do some sq ft gardening in an area that's currently lawn. I ... A: I wouldn't do it. Not because of the ink, but because the glossy paper used in magazines doesn't ...
Q: I need to buy seed for a 5000 sq ft vegetable garden. I live in Southern New Hampshire and I was ... A: There are many good seed companies. I can't recommend any particular company as I don't know what ...
Q: I have looked around for information on beginning a vegetable garden. However most of these sites ... A: Mel Bartholmew's book on Square Foot Gardening is an excellent beginner's guide to gardening. There ...
