I am very interested in hearing from other "paleo" followers about their gardening practices.  If you want, you can contact me direct at [log in to unmask]  Phil





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From: Day, Wally <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2010 4:13 pm
Subject: Re: Gardening


>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 
sed any gardening tools other than a forked metal weed tool on a long stick. 
ith enough mulch (old cardboard, old periodicals, straw) the amount of weeds is 
inimal and the watering needs reduced. I do have a rototiller, but it hasn't 
een 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 
ontainers. Now everything I plant goes into old whiskey/wine barrels filled 
ith dirt and manure. Paleo? No. Easy? Yes. I can plant a container and pretty 
uch ignore it until the plants are ready for harvest. It looks nice, there is 
o "hoeing between the rows", and I can pack quite a few companion plants into 
ne container. For instance, I might have tomatoes growing in the middle, greens 
round the edge, and cucumbers trailing over the sides. It works great and 
rovides me more than enough time to ignore it :)=