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Downsizing
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Mini worm farm
When one retires, "down-sizing" is the catch word. I sold my cottage with it's beautifully wild and productive permaculture veg garden & now live in a 5th floor bachelor unit. I did...
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Re: Practical Problems, Artful Solutions
I am as green with envy as your beautiful vegetable garden! And thanks for the clear description of your squash "playpen" - I trust you won't mind if others copy the design?
posted: 11:45 am on June 14thRe: How to Grow Leeks
I always grew leeks before "downsizing" & found that, with care, one could gently pull a plant until the top of the root was just below soil level, then cut it off with a sharp knife and firm the root back into the soil. The leek then regenerates, tho it will be smaller than the first cutting.
posted: 11:37 am on June 14thCorinne (South Africa)
Re: Paying Your Gardening Skills Forward
Thanks for sharing, Greg ... heartwarming indeed! (typed heartwOrming & that reminds me to post my mini worm farm, just to take sort out the photo. Corinne
posted: 1:12 am on June 13thRe: DIY A-Frame Veggie Trellis
I recently retired, sold my house & moved into a bachelor unit ... I MISS my garden & all hints, advice and "small space" designs are a blessing. I live on the coast & have become a "beachcomber"; timber reclaimed from the sea will be used as a climbing frame for my peas on the balcony, but the hinges will certainly help for the supporting pieces. Thanks!
posted: 2:03 am on June 5th