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Originally Posted by BookishDreamer
I like your philosophy, UncleDuke. And I'll see your "two pots on the deck" and raise you five pots on a balcony. I usually don't have to worry about weeds, but I've learned not to keep plant that are attractive to nesting wrens, such as large Boston ferns pots. These days I stick with
Curly, don't forget to prepare for the output of your garden. Do you plan to keep your plot small or try to grow enough for canning and freezing? I spent most of my childhood summers (and winters because Dad never did anything small) in the garden or in the kitchen helping blanch, chop, and package veggies. Oh, the hours I spent shelling butterbeans or cutting corn off the cob. It's a good deal of work, but worth it. Fresh, lightly blanched sweet corn....best thing EVER!
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Good point! What am I going to with it all?!
I'm just starting with a small plot and putting in a few plants of a variety of different vegetables to see what grows and what doesn't. Hopefully enough will grow for eating right away. If it goes well, will expand next year.
Ah, corn on the cob! I grew up in Illinois and nothing beats fresh corn and tomatoes on a summer's evening. European supermarket corn just isn't the same as good homegrown Illinois corn.