On to Arizona Gardening
It's been some time since
the last time I added any thing to the blog. Here is an update on
what has been happening in my little world. My wife got a transfer
and a promotion, however, we had to move to the Phoenix area. It is a
big change from our little home on one acre and the gardening I have
grown up with.
We have an offer in on a
home that sits on just under 2/10's of an acre (a far cry from our
one acre) with a pool in the back that takes up most of the back
yard. I now also have to take in to account the heat, soil, water (or
the lack of), and a lot smaller space for gardening. I will be doing
some container gardening and I will be making little micro climates
in the back to cool off the area some in the summer and warm them up
in the winter. I am also considering doing some vertical and square
foot gardening as well. I am hoping that I will be able to grow
enough to do some canning and have enough for a family of four.
(though we only need enough for two) I am planning on enough for four
to show how even in small spaces that the average family can grow
enough food in there back yard to supplement the food bill. I believe
that it is past time for us to take back our economy and it starts at
home. Not with any government or any big business it starts with you
and me. I have chosen to feed my self no matter where I happen to
live.
You can do the same it will
take a little work but the rewards of eating food that you grew your
self will out weight any “hard” work that might take place. I
hope that you will learn as I will learn on this new adventure,
growing in the dessert here in the south-west U.S. will be a
challenge but it should prove to be interesting. Some of the things I
will be doing will only work down here in the warmer climate, but
there will be a lot that can be used all over the U.S. And maybe
other parts of the world.
If we close on October 7th
2011 like we plan on doing there will be more posts of the Arizonan
gardening experience.
To start it off here they
are now doing there fall planting, tomatoes, cabbage, beans and other
goodies. There is a sample of what is yet to come.
Till next time
Learn to adapt and over come
Happy Gardening
3 comments:
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Will you be getting chickens? Miss you guys.
Just wanted to say that i watched all your hypertufa tutorials. Learned a lot, so thanks for the videos.
Do you still garden?
Amanda
Baltimore, md
Amanda I am working on it thank you for watching my hypertufa videos I am working an doing more in the next few months (I do so hope) thank you again :-)
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