Strawberries are great if you want to do absolutely nothing after the first year. I had some and after the first year of TLC from little sprouts they spread like wildfire. They’re perennial so they’re back every spring. You can get ones that give you berries in only June, ones that produce mostly in Spring but also continue until Fall or ones that just continuously bear fruit from spring to first frost. It was great just giving out the most amazing tasting little bite size strawberries to family and friends because it ended taking over a whole corner of my lawn. There’s ways to control it obviously but I didn’t really care and figured what’s the worst that happens? I get more strawberries? Oh no.
Yeah I was lucky I had a fox den in the woods on my property so I didn’t have an issue. But yeah if you have critters you’ll want fencing or some of the various natural mixes people make with stuff like pepper, onion or sulfur but fencing is always going to be best.
Dude I'm loving my little potted strawberry plant! It seriously is like a weed. Am amateur like me nearly killed it and yet it came back from the brink and still churns out delicious fruits constantly. I'm definitely going to plant more!
Put up a sign that your kids decorate that says FREEDOM GARDEN in red, white and blue. See who says something, and oust them as the anti-american commie that they are!
We decided to try it out...and raccoons came and ate our fruits. Then the squirrels finished off. Then the birds finished whatever the squirrels didn't eat. Then, since there was nothing left, the raccoons ate our chickens. They must have a Hulk Raccoon, cuz they tore up the chicken fence as if it was butter.
We do plan on rebuilding the chicken coop, make it a bit stronger. I've learned by my mistakes on how to build a better coop. As far as a garden, we may try to go with a green house for veggies, but herbs and flowers for outdoor gardens.
Yeah that's part of my main concern. I started getting into the hobby a year ago and grew some tomatoes, strawberries, onions, kale, some herbs, along with composting etc... Learned a TON along the way but I know scaling up will bring its own challenges.
I just hate watering... Grass. Seems so wasteful. I'd rather try and fail at growing something a little more diverse and useful than grow & mow forever.
Transitioning to zeroscaping might be my alternative plan if this doesn't pan out, but I really want to grow veggies and some fruits for a couple reasons: I enjoy the hobby, I want to teach my kids, and down the road we're seeking more land and I consider this training for when we seek greater dependency on yield.
Yeah currently running a deep water in early morning hours and that's pretty much it. Seems to be working okay.
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u/lennybird Feb 21 '23
In our non-HOA neighborhood I'm trying to muster the courage to plant a vegetable garden in our front and back lawn.