Moved/dug up a lot of garbage today from this small plot in the backyard. Corrugated metal, plastic, glass, large chunks of concrete, light bulbs, you name it. It appears the former residents here used this spot as a kind of catch-all dump.
Going to be doing some more research tonight, and already have a basic idea of what I’ll plant here, but thought I’d also poll the Steem community since there are so many knowledgeable gardeners, farmers, and homesteaders here.
What are some veggies that are pretty easy for a novice to grow and not screw up? Let me know in the comments!
~KafkA
Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as DTube and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)
I would go for potatoes, carrots and tomatoes (need lots of water) and you will never starve again 😂🤗
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Not starving sounds great! :)Thanks!
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Jerusalem artichokes - kikuimo. The only problem you'll have with them is holding them back! They certainly won't need your help to grow! Same for mint (OK, it's more an herb than a vegetable, but still...). Want to see what grows well in your soil? Clear another small area, throw in a bunch of seeds and see what does what, anarchist-style.
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Awesome! Noted! Anarchist style sounds great to me.
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I will do the same here in cdo Philippines. There’a a park nearbye that is filled with trash and rediculously unkept. I will clean a section of it myself and plant some veges. What is the weather like there whrer you are? It depends mostly on weatherblike temperatures during the day and night. Thank you
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The weather here is basically that of a humid, subtropical climate, and is moist all year round. Good luck with your project. I think it sounds like a great idea.
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I see sime good suggestions here also okra maybe some beens peanuts.
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Herbs are pretty easy to plant, plus you don't need seeds afterward, just pick the branched and replant to the soil, it will grow massively by its own. Next will be tomatoes, potato, carrot, radish, asparagus...
Go on, try out your green thumb! Good luck!
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Thank you!
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We always had good luck with tomatoes and green beans.
Then every year we'd add to the soil. Blood meal, fish oil, manure. All kinds of stuff. Every year the soil got better, and now my parents have the best grass they've ever had.
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Great advice. Thanks!
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@kafkarnachy84 AM so glad to see you having veggies in mind, veggies has been one of my favourite hobbies because of it's natural appearances and benefits, I still have in mind to have one soon by the time I complete the construction of my personal apartment.
Truth be told I really love veggies alot
Although I don't know the kind of veggies that can survive in your locality, but I will suggest you include fluted pumpkin, okro and lectus, they are some of my favourite.
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Thanks brother. Appreciate it. I love veggies too!
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you are welcome boss
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Grow some lettuce while you start some tomato basil and eggplant seeds in pots.
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We grow lettuce here commonly..
That is easy to grow..
Tomatoes, cucumber etc are other things
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Thanks!
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It is wonderful!Wow, how exciting!
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Thank you, @childcare!
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kafkan sadıcım. restemeed and upvote!
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i think carrots and tomatoes are easy to grow
Apart from carrots and tomatoes i haven't seen growth of any other veggies
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Thanks! I'm definitely going to plant some carrots on this plot.
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Looks like it is in the shade and may be some black soil appearing... So u could grow radishes, carrots, leeks or beetroot there... That would be it...
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Thank you. Definitely going to be planting some carrots and also Japanese turnips I think.
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Well you should first pull all the crap and grass out from the ground as you have done it, then crush the upper layer of soil into tiny pieces, then water it and let it be for a while, after then comes the sowing, sow the seeds and keep a scarecrow near the garden so that the birds will not eat that seeds, water regularly on the very morning and night, I think sprinkle or drip irrigation is better than the traditional methods of irrigation as it provides water in spray and directly moisturises the soil, you should also use fertilisers to increase the fertility of the soil.
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lovely post...thanks for sharing with us...keep it up
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It will be OK if you can go for tomatoes and carrots it very easy to plant and grow keep it up @kafkanarchy84
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Thanks!
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You're welcome friend Looking forward for more of your posts
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Is not it tomato as expected? What?
When I was a child, I made it!😃
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My allotment is a real haven! Bit of a different climate here though. Anyway, my advice is as follows:
The later two I grow purely because they are the best in terms of how easy they are to grow in relation to their expense in the shops (maximum smugness factor when you're picking $2 of greens a day and $5 worth of fresh fruit every day in summer, and basically just grazing your plot.
Once you get the bug you'll take it further I'm sure...this is the most inspiring 'homesteading example' I've ever seen... although you might have to move to proper rural Japan to make it work:
I think the above might fit well with your ethics....
But it all starts with:
In yer back garden!
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We always planted tomatoes and potatoes, even if we didn't have the time or space for peas, green beans, etc.
When we planted potatoes, we always cut the potato in half, to get two plants out of each potato..planting the cut side down and the eyes or sprouts upward in the row. Sometimes we fertilized our potatoes with small fish beside each half of a potato. Good luck, I'll be busy here with my garden, if it ever dries out! Oh, onions...plant an onion bed...that is super easy and cheap!
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Turnips! Easy to grow, delicious and nutritious!
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Good for you, Kafka! I would recommend potatoes, carrots and courgettes - but you might get overrun with courgettes, lol - those things can seriously go for it!
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Ooooh, and strawberries! So easy and so delicious - and they look aesthetically pleasing, too! You can also grow them in hanging baskets very readily if you want to save your plot for veggies...
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Watch to see how much Sun exposure the garden bed gets, then research which veggies will grow best for those sun conditions. The photo shows shade which will strongly affect what can grow there. There are lots of shade loving varieties to choose from. Beans, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Lettuce, Kale (any leafy green) and Herbs, are all easy to grow. Remember to plant taller plants at the back(North) and shorter plants at the front (South) to take advantage of all the Sun exposure. Lastly add in some bright flowers like Marigolds (you can keep them in their pots) to attract pollinators. Best way to see what grows well is to talk to your neighbours who garden!
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Swiss chard is a very sturdy plant, you can eat the leaves.
I like zuchini's/courgette also, One plant give a lot of zuchinis which can be used in all kinds of recepies This is a big plant.
I also had Jerusalem artischockes in mind (nicksickorsky has mentioned them already) better not put the into a bed with lettuce or tomato's etc.
but somewhere were they have space. It's family from the sunflower so the stems get pretty high. The dried stems can be used as kindling or you can leave them stand, so you can find the bulbs in the winter.
I leave it here there is such a thing as too much info, at once ;)
Good luck in your garden :)
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Radishes come up quick and easy.
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I would suggest growing a legume crop such as Peanuts, Beans or Peas as your first crop and leave the roots in the soil. This should help fix nitrogen into your soil and should also help the soil structure :-)
Happy gardening!
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Hats off.. to see your interest in cultivating your stuff in your backyard.. Don't worry ..our community will provide you valuable suggestions..
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