Re: PING! Michael

On Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:13:10 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:

On 2024-11-27, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>
From what I've seen, the vast majority of people don't grow anything,
except maybe a herb here or there. I doubt this is different in the
US.

>
Not a bit different.  Looks like about a quarter of Americans have a
vegetable garden.
>
I grow garlic and a few pots of herbs on the patio.  Neither of my
next-door neighbors grow any food that I can see.  The folks across
the street have chickens, so I imagine they have a vegetable garden
as well.
>
I have two acres, and each of my neighbors has one acre.  It's
not like we're hurting for space to put in a garden.

It's a lot of effort. Not so much the initial burst of activity to get
it going, but the constant maintenance. I stopped after our veggie
patch flooded and the flood left all seeds known to the region behind.
Now I only grow chilli pepper in big pots.

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Bruce
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