ginnie6
Veteran Member
self sufficient as possible. That is my goal this year. It's been a goal for years but when health issues popped up I gave up. I guess I must feel like myself finally or I'm scared into doing it again. Not sure which lol. Anyway.....the garden is in full swing, that much I know how to do. Next up are fruit trees. In my area I can do peach/nectarine, a few types of apples, figs, plums, and persimmons. Maybe a few others I don't know about.
Right now I have a nanking cherry that last year was loaded but I let the birds have. I also found a volunteer persimmon tree last fall. This year I discovered the peach tree I thought had died has made a comeback. it's loaded with fruit but I've been told they won't ripen. Waiting to see what happens with it. Even if it doesn't ripen it can be used as a pollinator. That changes my plans on where to plant trees in the fall. I'd like to put a strawberry bed in this fall also. Oh and we have an ancient fig tree that doesn't get enough sun but is too big to move. trying to do some rootings of it to move them.
I can grow enough green beans, tomatoes, okra, squash, and peppers for us and have for years. Corn has always been a bust for us but I am trying it this year again. If I can get it going I should be able to put up enough fresh corn for us. I'm also trying my hand at potatoes this year. Wheat is out I don't have the space so that is something I will have to purchase.
We don't eat a lot of meat anymore, maybe 1-2x a week for the rest of the family and me never. They do love eggs though so we got 4 chickens again. Besides the manure composts nicely for the garden. So what else would you plant?
Right now I have a nanking cherry that last year was loaded but I let the birds have. I also found a volunteer persimmon tree last fall. This year I discovered the peach tree I thought had died has made a comeback. it's loaded with fruit but I've been told they won't ripen. Waiting to see what happens with it. Even if it doesn't ripen it can be used as a pollinator. That changes my plans on where to plant trees in the fall. I'd like to put a strawberry bed in this fall also. Oh and we have an ancient fig tree that doesn't get enough sun but is too big to move. trying to do some rootings of it to move them.
I can grow enough green beans, tomatoes, okra, squash, and peppers for us and have for years. Corn has always been a bust for us but I am trying it this year again. If I can get it going I should be able to put up enough fresh corn for us. I'm also trying my hand at potatoes this year. Wheat is out I don't have the space so that is something I will have to purchase.
We don't eat a lot of meat anymore, maybe 1-2x a week for the rest of the family and me never. They do love eggs though so we got 4 chickens again. Besides the manure composts nicely for the garden. So what else would you plant?
