May
25
Oh man! I just ran across this blog on square foot gardening and it’s awesome! It’s basically a daily journal of a family in Seattle about their experiences with square foot gardening. I love the photos and the dedicated pages on designing/building your own square foot gardens and starting your own seeds. Our own experiences were mixed with seed starting this year so I’m hoping some of their experiences will rub off on us for next year! Check it out.
Link: Sinfonian’s Square Foot Garden
I just saw your link to my blahg. I wish I could say it was interesting. It’s just my way to trying to help others not make the same mistakes I’m making on my first attempt at growing veggies. I see you’re big into preparing for the eventual natural disasters. We’re on a major fault…er time-bomb in Seattle, so I find myself woefully underprepared. Sure I’ve got water for the four of us for days, and food galor in the pantry, but I could do better.
Mostly I started my garden for a stress reliever, and maybe get some healthy veggies out of the deal. But my kids love it and with the prices of things escallating, I can’t help but think I’ve made a smart choice. Even kitchen gardens like mine can save a family thousands of dollars over a year.
I think my brother would like to live off the grid, I don’t think I could, but being more self sufficient is something I’m all for!
Great site, it’s always good to be prepared, and you’re right, so few are.
Thanks. I need to put some photos up of our garden, although it’s honestly rather embarassing when compared to what you’re doing. That’s why I put the link in
If I had read some of the stuff you had done before we started ours, maybe it would be doing better right now.
Our major first step in being less reliant on the grocery store has been making our own bread. It’s amazing (after LOTS of experimentation) how great it tastes. Plus we save a ton of money. I think each loaf we make costs about $1.50. But the same quality/consistency of bread that we used to get at the store now costs $4.00. We’re saving $10/month in bread costs alone! I think the best benefit is that it helps us rotate through our “long-term” food storage, which seem to be the hardest items for everyone to use.
Thanks again for your encouragement and keep up the great experience your blog has been for me, I rely on it!!