Comments on: Veggie Tales

By: David Clay

David Clay — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:36:30 +0000

When did the neighbors put up the new fence? Did they not want to watch the garden grow?

By: Holly Wehmeyer

Holly Wehmeyer — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:43:19 +0000

My mom discovered that Square Foot Gardening book, too, and has planted her own box o’ veggies. I’ll try to get some photos from her so you can compare.

By: lifesatrip

lifesatrip — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:54:19 +0000

I’m in Dallas, and I planted a lot of this on March 26. I feel lucky I could plant them so early, but I’ll pay for that with unbearable heat this summer.

Isn’t it fascinating how how different gardening is in different places? We all have a Starbucks and a Gap, but my tomato lives in its own micro-zone-8 universe, totally different than tomato babies as near as an hour north of here. Gardening is a good way to feel local!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:15:13 +0000

Yeah I am jealous – we still are getting frost just about every night here in WI still and it’s almost June!

By: texasmike

texasmike — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:25:08 +0000

looks like you grew a fence next door as well…

awesome photos.

By: cheaplikeme

cheaplikeme — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:38:08 +0000

Wow, your garden looks great! Don’t know where you are located, but here in Colorado we are just kicking off the big plants.

Last year our two butternut squash vines took up an enormous chunk of our backyard (perhaps spreading over 10×20 feet? and climbing the cherry tree, covering up the strawberries, and engaging with my daughter’s play structure). And we had one Juliet tomato that I conservatively calculated to have 120 feet of vine (it reached onto the grass and made additional roots). So in those cases, square foot gardening is a little tepid, in my opinion. But I do admire its orderliness! And can’t wait to see my garden as lush as yours.