Trev
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- Joined
- May 24, 2002
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- Location
- Williamson, NY (near Rochester)
- Tractor
- Currently tractor-less
I stopped in to a bar on the way home last night, and got to chatting with some local farmers. They all seemed to agree about one thing.. for the average non-farmer type of person, it's cheaper and easier to simply buy food than it is to grow it yourself.
I told them about our 2.5 acres, or which I'm using maybe half for gardens. Also told them of our ongoing problems with weeds, etc. Their feeling was that if someone wants to play with gardens, probably one about the size of a big room would be about right. Much larger than that, and you start getting into expenses and work that may be more than you bargained for. A couple of them offered to stop over and look at our place this weekend, and offer some advice and help on leveling the back garden (I have a problem with standing water due to it not being flat.)
Anyway, just wondered if anyone has opinions about how large a garden (or gardens) is "worth" it for average people who have day jobs. Like I said, their opinion seemed to be it's more work and expense than it's worth. I know that dealing with the weeds is driving us batty.. not sure what chemicals to use, how much of them, and all the nuances of when to apply them, etc. Add to that the weird weather this year, and we haven't really been having a very fun time with gardening this year. It may be simply that we don't know what we're doing.. but I'm inclined to think these guys might be right.
What do you folks think?
Thanks,
Bob
I told them about our 2.5 acres, or which I'm using maybe half for gardens. Also told them of our ongoing problems with weeds, etc. Their feeling was that if someone wants to play with gardens, probably one about the size of a big room would be about right. Much larger than that, and you start getting into expenses and work that may be more than you bargained for. A couple of them offered to stop over and look at our place this weekend, and offer some advice and help on leveling the back garden (I have a problem with standing water due to it not being flat.)
Anyway, just wondered if anyone has opinions about how large a garden (or gardens) is "worth" it for average people who have day jobs. Like I said, their opinion seemed to be it's more work and expense than it's worth. I know that dealing with the weeds is driving us batty.. not sure what chemicals to use, how much of them, and all the nuances of when to apply them, etc. Add to that the weird weather this year, and we haven't really been having a very fun time with gardening this year. It may be simply that we don't know what we're doing.. but I'm inclined to think these guys might be right.
What do you folks think?
Thanks,
Bob