To the gardeners -
I’d appreciate any help with this question. There are 2 of us and a rabbit. I live in a house w/a backyard, but am renting the house and don’t know if I can tear up the backyard for a garden (probably not).
I have been looking at container gardens, which seem feasible, but I am unsure where to put them. I have a deck - put there is a lot of direct sun and we get squirrels and birds. There is a patio below the deck, which gets light, but is obviously shaded by the deck. I could roll the containers out in the yard area, I suppose, and roll them back at night. Sounds like a pain.
I live in a development at the edge of a small town. The yards flow into each other, and even where there’s a fenced yard, there is area on the other side of the fence that’s open to the creek that runs between the properties. I mention this because we get a fair amount of wildlife, including wild bunnies, through the yards.
So, is it worth growing your own veggies for 2 people & a rabbit? Will they be able to grow under the deck or should I put them on the deck? Will the containers be so heavy that the deck might break?
I guess this is the place where I say I’m vegan and my son eats what I prepare, which means he’s pretty much vegan at home. We go through a lot of veggies and it would be nice to have our own, but maybe it’s not worth it. I’ve never grown anything before. The other option would be to buy them from a CSA that delivers a box full of organic veggies every week thru the summer. A little pricey, but locally grown. I’m near farms and a large Amish farming community. We have very good food available, I just don’t know if it’s worth doing it myself, for 2, when there are these other options available.
Suggestions? Thanks.
Tough problem, you could use the earth boxes and they can be made from the plastic tote tubs.
Since you are renting, maybe via the Free Cycle groups, you could get enough chicken wire or even window screen to make a cage of sorts for the tubs, maybe as simple as 4 posts in the corners and twistems to hold the wire closed.
Your rabbit is giving you the best fertilizer there is, he deserves to eat well.
Vickie, do you remember the do it yourself earth boxes for gardens and did you see post 379, it is almost your situation.