Need any help eating all that, Wally?


Jim Swayze
www.fireholecanyon.com
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On Jan 15, 2010, at 3:13 PM, "Day, Wally" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>> And yes, I am somewhat of a throwback in my approach -- I think  
>> there is
>> value in doing things by hand, and being closer to the land and the  
>> food.
>
> I can relate to what Robert is saying. Which is why - when I did  
> maintain a "garden" - it was almost entirely done using mulch  
> gardening methods. I rarely used any gardening tools other than a  
> forked metal weed tool on a long stick. With enough mulch (old  
> cardboard, old periodicals, straw) the amount of weeds is minimal  
> and the watering needs reduced. I do have a rototiller, but it  
> hasn't been started for about 10 years (I doubt if it even would  
> now :)
>
> That being said, about 3 years ago I abandoned the larger garden in  
> favor of containers. Now everything I plant goes into old whiskey/ 
> wine barrels filled with dirt and manure. Paleo? No. Easy? Yes. I  
> can plant a container and pretty much ignore it until the plants are  
> ready for harvest. It looks nice, there is no "hoeing between the  
> rows", and I can pack quite a few companion plants into one  
> container. For instance, I might have tomatoes growing in the  
> middle, greens around the edge, and cucumbers trailing over the  
> sides. It works great and provides me more than enough time to  
> ignore it :)