On Wed, 14 May 2008 14:10:15 -0500, Camp Kitchen
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> wrote:
>Greetings!
>
>I have always wanted a garden filled with fruits and veggies, but for
>the last 16 years, ever since I left my parent's home, I've been living
>in apartments and was unable to grow anything, as I didn't have room or
>land (not even a balcony!).
>
>Thankfully, my situation has changed radically and now myself and my
>fiance are buying our first home. Right now, there is nothing in the
>(very sunny) yard but some scrub bushes in one corner. Between the chain
>link fence to the rear of the property and the alley there is a
>rectangular plot of land about 4'x10' which I was hoping to use for
>zuchinni, peppers (bell and jalepeno), the tomato plant (since there's
>only two of us we figure one plant will be plenty --same for the zukes)
>and the watermelon. My fiance wants to try watermelon! The yard itself
>is slightly sloped and faces north/south. Virtually all of it is sunny
>all the time, except for the front of the house which is in shade due to
>the house itself. The front yard is mostly sunny except where it butts
>up against the house, which is constantly shady.
>
>We want to plant shade loving flowers up against the front of the house,
>and sun loving flowers (including some lilacs against the chain link
>fence on the one side, and roses on the other side, just to provide a
>bit of privacy) in the back. We're going to plant two raspberry plants
>on the fence on the other side of the rectangular plot, and plant the
>strawberries in the corner.
>
>Our region is 4a. Will we still be able to plant if we don't move into
>our home until mid-June? That's the big question I have right now. I've
>never been in charge of my own garden and I don't know how late you can
>put plants in the ground.
>
>There are already some chives growing along the path to our detached
>garage, I was considering planting some more herbs along the path, but I
>don't know which ones will thrive in full sun.
>
>We also have a dog, a standard Poodle, and whatever we plant will need
>to be dog friendly (and able to deal with being stepped on, that's why
>the veggies are outside the fence, by the alley!). She has been known to
>eat socks, underwear and Kleenex and I don't doubt that she'll try to
>nibble on stuff outside!
>
>I would be very grateful if I could get answers to these questions.
>Research online seems to say how to grow, but not when to plant, or
>what's dog safe.
>
>
>The Camp Cook
>www.clanntartan.org
Adding to my previous post, check out this site. They have links for
all kinds of information.
http://www.victoryseeds.com/
--
Susan N.
"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)
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