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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Community garden spaces exist in this area. Frozen/canned veggies are fine, but then again, you have to work at it. No use in buying imported produce, it's nasty. And square foot gardening can produce one hell of a lot of veggies if you are serious about it. So can permaculture.

But you'd rather grow expensive grass on your million dollar lawn. [/quote]

Have you ever seen the wait on getting a tiny plot in a  community garden?  Obviously not.  Do you know that the amount of space you get is not enough for canning for a whole month of food, let alone a year? Obviously not. Do you know the plant destroying diseases that run through community gardens due to people who don't care properly for their plants? Obviously not.

Additionally I'm the suburban gardener.  You are a fool to think square foot gardening can be done on a budget. The Vermeculite alone costs a fortune, if you are lucky enough to find it. You also have to already have a ton of compost if you are going to start that or else buy it, and for the peat moss required, you get to buy that as well. Additionally SQFT gardening is a bit of a gimmick. The veggies get strangled and do not produce nearly as much as the promoters will tell you.  If you want enough veggies to have anything other than a "hobby" garden, your up front costs for the SQFT method are going to be in the HUNDREDS.

Anyone who has a million dollar lawn is not going to invest in a home garden outside of a hobby. They will get their produce from the pricey farmers market.  Even me being an avid gardener, still uses the farmers market for fruits.  Most people do not have the space for orchards, which really cannot be done purely organic and nobody has the space for rows of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries.

To me, your snide comments really betray the ugly green envy you suffer from. You sound like a sad and bitter person. I will pray for you tonight.[/quote]

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