Gardening in a Kilt (Buzz Kidder Canvas)

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Yipes! Hope String doesn't stay away from this thread because we teased on her a little. I haven't seen her logged on for a while though. Sorry String. Hope all is well... and not too cold.

All is well, not cold at all really. I went home for the weekend is all. Only dial-up there so I didn't bother, I do have pics of Yeti in his kilt and such from the weekend though.

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All is well, not cold at all really. I went home for the weekend is all. Only dial-up there so I didn't bother, I do have pics of Yeti in his kilt and such from the weekend though.

That's good, glad you're doing OK, String. I'm sure everyone will enjoy the pictures.

* I'm moving the following over here from my post in another thread.

String, I am lucky to have this little patch of land. Out here in the Phoenix area, we can grow different crops all year around. When I moved to my current property, about eight years ago, I started a microfarming experiment. It's just a regular 1/8 acher lot with a small trailer home on it. I saw right away that I could, if I weren't a meat eater, grow all the food I need. A few years back, I narrowed the experiment down to just desert crops, but I left the citrus and a few fig trees, and some grape vines. I don't really even eat the grapes anymore, but I use the leaves in place of lettus or stuff like that. Stuffed grape leaves are good too.

I also studdied and experemented with gray water reuse... how lovely... I looked into all kinds of things, but the desert plants are what I think were the most important. The neighborhood has changed so much from when I got here, that I'm a little out of place with what I'm doing. That's Ok, I learned what I learned.

Right now, I've geared everything over to sulcata tortoise food for several people and I have been shutting down most of the experiment because I need to rest. I've learned a lot though.
Just to make you a little more jealous, String, at one time, I had almonds, peaches and apricots here, and tomato plants that lasted for three years. Then there was the vegetables... And I had a compost wall going for a while. Compost is always fun. Had a paper shredding biz going on the side to fuel that.
They've built a freeway just about across the street and I'm guessing Walmart will buy the area or something. I might move, but I wouldn't mind living in the middle of a Walmart parking lot, LOL!
I love eating corn right off the stock or just grazing out in the garden... Yep, it's the lifestyle of a bug.

* I do not have any degrees in horticulture or agroculture, and this was not a formal scientific experiment.