Finding out were plants grow best?

OWB this is dilli... there is a book called heirloom . It gives the history of a few hundred veggies in it. It is rather interesting and all but it doesnt really go into the hows growing the different veggies but rather where they came from.

I cant off the top of my head think of any other books out there that give the info you are looking for.. I belong to a couple of garde boards.. I will ask them if they know of such a book or resource..

I find it a rather interesting topic too . I also know that not every vegetable does best in loamy, rich, full sun locations..It just makes it much easier for the idiot masses to understand when the directions are so basic on the backs of the seed packs..

As hhb said we are going to try n see as an experiment this year with the seed balls. What better way to see what will grow where than actually doing it for ourself... We are not just doing veggies, but also herbs,, greens, flowers, wild grasses, ground covers, and whatever else i can get my dirty lil hands on...

 

There are lot's of books out there that do just that. I am not sure why you want to hide them, but hey if that floats your boat. One of the best is: The New Garden Encylopedia by E. L. D. A. Seymour B.S.A 1934, See if your local library has it.

 

gardener... people are already thieving from home gardens, community gardens etc..as the economy gets worse (and it will) this will be happening more and more. For many living in suburbia or on main roads this is a genuine concern. Food banks are running out of food. People suck and will raid your garden. They do it in good times why the hell wouldnt it happen more in tough times...

I aint positive but i am fairly certain that this is probably the reasoning behind OWB's asking about guerrilla gardening or covert gardening . Where we are, we dont have to worry about such things, as you may not have to either. However for those whose food sources come from what they plant and can be seen from a roadway this is not really hard to comprehend. I am personally having trouble understanding why you seem to be having such difficulty grasping this... I know i would not be a happy gardener walking out one morning after having spent hours growing my food to have it gone because some lazy asshole took it upon his or herself to help themself to my stuff...

 

Thanx, dilli. I don’t know how this thread got to where it is but that book is more like what I had in mind when I started it.

This may sound a little strange but if these plants are going to keep me alive, it just seems like I should try and make them feel at home. Of course I know that they’re just plants but my mom use to talk to plants like they were her children and her thumb was so green she could make rocks grow. As I get older, I can’t say why but her approach just seems to make more sense everyday.

Anyway, thanx again for the book recommendation, I’ll have to check it out.

I’ve been drawn to the mountains lately but if I’m ever out your way again, I’d sure like to swing by and see what’s growing,
OWB

PS can't say we won't get into a big argument over something while I’m there but hey that's what friends are for.

 

When zuccini theft becomes rampant I'll get serious about hiding my plants.

 

Thanx! I'll check it out.

As a child in Indiana, I grew up on an acre of land that had been in the family for years. From the street it must have looked like everybody else's yard but in one corner were mayapples, along the back were tiger lilies and raspberries, there was a black walnut tree and a pear tree and a crabapple also two mulberry trees, an oak tree and two maples, wild green onions and dandelions and plantain grew all over the yard. All of them edible but none of them cultivated.

Now I live in Colorado and I’m looking to do something similar but with the additional reason that I’m beginning to think that soon a lack of cooperation with the government will make one an outlaw. So an openly grown garden would call attention to a mountain hideaway but if the garden was spread across 5 acres in places where the plants seem wild and untended or even native, there would be less chance of being detected, even by people on foot.

But even if such a thing never happens, that is still the way I would like to live and garden.

 

Although theft could be a problem, for me it's more about trying a more seemingly natural way of growing things.