A new journey into homesteading "pic heavy"

[sumi]

Things are going great! The freezer is filling up and the wood chips will help take care of the vegetable department in the long run

 

[Chic Rustler]

we are planting! Peas, onions and I decided to throw out some root crops. Idk how that will work but we are doing it. Beets, turnips, and radishes.

 

[Britesea]

Don't forget to eat the greens on those root crops too; even radish greens- which no one thinks about- make a tasty soup very similar to watercress soup.

 

[Chic Rustler]

We planted carrots today as well. Next up is cabbage, kale, and lettuce. Maybe some broccoli too

 

[frustratedearthmother]

You are moving right along!

 

[sumi]

You are going to have a wonderful garden going soon!

 

[Chic Rustler]

we are hopeful. I have already realized we don't have enough space for all the things I want to grow. I see another expansion in the future. But for now we will do with what we have and hope it's enough to make a difference. I think it would take a whole acre to keep us fed.

 

[Britesea]

Garden space is like closet, table, and shelf space inside the home; plants (or clutter) expand to fill all available space no matter how much you expand.

 

[Chic Rustler]

well it takes alot to feed 6 people. Gonna need alot more space to grow things in appropriate quantity

 

[tortoise]

well it takes alot to feed 6 people. Gonna need alot more space to grow things in appropriate quantity

How large is your garden now? Mine is 1/5th acre for 4 people and we can put up a lot of food. we don't grow corn because we can get it local so cheaply and we don't preserve it.

We're still eating on pumpkins, squash, onion. canned carrots, green beans, tomatoes, applesauce, berries, condiments. and frozen zucchini, zucchini bread. I'm going to run out of green beans because ours didn't produce in 2917. We're still eating 2016 jars, just a handful left