tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post2614814377809835164..comments2024-02-26T06:06:10.884-05:00Comments on Adventures of a Thrifty Mama on a City 'Stead: My Future Garden (Semi-urban homestead?)Chris K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12054057713267875769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-2240656036116500082011-02-19T11:37:29.694-05:002011-02-19T11:37:29.694-05:00more power to you. here is from one who has been ...more power to you. here is from one who has been at it for fifty years. remember, you can only peel one potato at a time. you can grow a couple of espalier froot trees on a wall, or grapes, we have got one grape vine on a south facing wall and it shades it all summer and gives us fruit. think hard what you want most and what is the most expensive to buy. I would consider a strawberry pyramid. I see that you have youngens, they will love strawberries, and they are so expensive to buy. You can grow potatoes in barrels or stacked tires.that will make a good barrier along the periphery of your lot. <br />I would forget corn for a while, unless you have land and good soil. grow cucumbers on a trellis, pumpkins take up a lot of room. check out "path to freedom" that family has done what you want to accomplish, maybe on the same size lot. I wish you all the best. You and your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-36537665890659234112011-02-18T16:24:03.404-05:002011-02-18T16:24:03.404-05:00Here is a good link on how it is done: http://www...Here is a good link on how it is done: http://www.threesistersplanting.info/Chris K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12054057713267875769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-28420375941469796142011-02-18T11:36:45.476-05:002011-02-18T11:36:45.476-05:00How do you do the three sisters? Was thinking of g...How do you do the three sisters? Was thinking of growing all three of those anyways.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455376078421557486noreply@blogger.com