Comments on: I Want a Garden http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/16/i-want-a-garden/ Chronicling the Experience of Educating our Children and Managing our Family Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:55:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Beth http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/16/i-want-a-garden/#comment-37 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 01:52:00 +0000 http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/16/i-want-a-garden/#comment-37 What about a CSA or farm/work thing? There is a farm here that has "farm days" where people (members) bring their kids, somebody watches them while everyone else works, then they all eat lunch together. Then each family takes as much produce home as they want. The kids learn about the farm (they can work as they get older), you get free or low cost produce, and they are always organic which is better for everyone. What about a CSA or farm/work thing? There is a farm here that has “farm days” where people (members) bring their kids, somebody watches them while everyone else works, then they all eat lunch together. Then each family takes as much produce home as they want. The kids learn about the farm (they can work as they get older), you get free or low cost produce, and they are always organic which is better for everyone.

]]> by: Terri http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/16/i-want-a-garden/#comment-36 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:28:00 +0000 http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/16/i-want-a-garden/#comment-36 Hey, thanks for your comment! It's great to hear how other people are tackling this. I checked out your blog and look forward to keeping updated on your progress. Hey, thanks for your comment! It’s great to hear how other people are tackling this.

I checked out your blog and look forward to keeping updated on your progress.

]]> by: pine ridge potager garden http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/16/i-want-a-garden/#comment-35 Sun, 19 Feb 2006 21:33:00 +0000 http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/16/i-want-a-garden/#comment-35 Hi, Terri. I am researching the same thing. An electric fence is what we are considering for our 40X60 ft area...about $400 for the steel posts ($4 each on 10 ft centers)& wire ($15 roll), solar charger ($175), battery ($60, clips, etc). Not an attractive solution. Second solution is from the gardening catalogs , a 8ft mesh you can hardly see with nice looking black posts. Abouat $500 for a kit, $200 for 100 ft of 8ft mesh only; Think this will be our solution. I tried Irish Spring Soap...helped some; hair clippings from the barbershop mixed with the mulch...helped some; See progress and our decisions at Pine Ridge Potager Garden blog. Good Luck and safe birthing. Suzanne Hi, Terri. I am researching the same thing. An electric fence is what we are considering for our 40X60 ft area…about $400 for the steel posts ($4 each on 10 ft centers)& wire ($15 roll), solar charger ($175), battery ($60, clips, etc). Not an attractive solution. Second solution is from the gardening catalogs , a 8ft mesh you can hardly see with nice looking black posts. Abouat $500 for a kit, $200 for 100 ft of 8ft mesh only; Think this will be our solution. I tried Irish Spring Soap…helped some; hair clippings from the barbershop mixed with the mulch…helped some; See progress and our decisions at Pine Ridge Potager Garden blog.

Good Luck and safe birthing.
Suzanne

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