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[quote=Anonymous]When I lived in an apartment, I had a plot in a nearby community garden.  In that case, I definitely got a lot more out of the garden than I put into it, because the plot was already there and it was fenced to keep critters out.  The gardeners would often team up to put in a bulk compost order.  There were certain pests that tended to proliferate, but I had a bumper crop of tomatoes every year and would can sauce, salsa, etc.  Of course, this was pre-kids and I had the time to visit multiple times a week and do this sort of preserving!

At our house, we spent a fair amount of time and $$ setting up the garden and have had to upgrade/troubleshoot over the years.  Even though I have more space to rotate from year to year, I have had more issues with tomato diseases and I keep having to upgrade the bird/squirrel defenses.  I feel like I'm officially moving into the $100 tomato category but if this year's contraption works maybe it will be worthwhile, lol.

I really like growing greens and herbs because provided you keep the rabbits out they are easy and cheep to grow from seed.  Garlic is easy too, I generally only have a couple months out of the year where I have to buy garlic from the market.  Other vegetables vary from year to year depending on weather conditions and pests.  I've given up on blueberries and strawberries but the raspberries have taken off.

It's definitely a hobby for me and I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy it!  My advice would be t start small and accept there will be some trial and error, don't put too much pressure on yourself.[/quote]

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