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08-26-2011, 12:10 PM
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Location: Land of Free Johnson-Weld-2016
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Originally Posted by jambo101
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Oh, you're lucky! First, I would make sure the soil has been tested and is free of heavy metals etc...Then I'd get the community to partner with an elementary school or something...and get one or two kids assigned to you to weed. You may end up sharing a little of the produce with the children, but they'll have fun and you'll both get a lot of nutritious produce. It can be a learning experience. Ensure the kids read books about gardnening and you avoid any "pedo" issues by ensuring proper chaperones etc...
A few parents may not be comfortable having their kids help a stranger "garden" but if done as a group, I think it would be awesome!
Honestly, that's what I would do and forgo the plastique. |
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08-26-2011, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by kinkytoes
Oh, you're lucky! First, I would make sure the soil has been tested and is free of heavy metals etc...Then I'd get the community to partner with an elementary school or something...and get one or two kids assigned to you to weed. You may end up sharing a little of the produce with the children, but they'll have fun and you'll both get a lot of nutritious produce. It can be a learning experience. Ensure the kids read books about gardnening and you avoid any "pedo" issues by ensuring proper chaperones etc...
A few parents may not be comfortable having their kids help a stranger "garden" but if done as a group, I think it would be awesome!
Honestly, that's what I would do and forgo the plastique.
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 great idea, i'd even consider paying the kids for their troubles.. |
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08-27-2011, 06:38 AM
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Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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Some of those grass killers are some very strong stuff, not sure i'd feel comfortable about eating produce grown from an area that has been treated with the stuff.
However doing a bit of research comes up with many home made vinegar based products that i might give a try as the amount of weeds growing in my vegetable garden is getting me in the primary stages of loosing interest in vegetable gardening..
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Well I am sure some of the chemicals would really make you sick, so I would suggest you don't buy anything from the local supermarket, maybe not even the farmers market. They can say what they want but unless you watch them plant and treat you have no idea how truely organic the stuff really is. I don't think any of us would use strong chemicals and then plant immediately but one spray isn't going to hurt any of us. At my age, if it were going to my insides would be completely eaten away by now.
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08-31-2011, 09:28 AM
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I'm going to add some bone meal and work it into the flower beds where we have peonies and chrysanthemums.
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