when i was growing up we alway had a super big?

Question

garden (75 x 125) ft where the folks (as well as everyone else)grew all the onion potatoes and than canned vegies for the winter -- over the years of traveling i neve did but since returning to the farm i have started again helpin my sister (she never stoped) raise vegies -- how many of you still grow some of your own food!!!!

i remember while stationed in england in the early 70ths alot of the english folks did gardening -- do you folks still have the little plots -- by the way i plant my potatoes like you folks do!!!

Answer 1

The Allotments are still here mister ed!, although they seem to be dwindling a bit now days, young people just don't want to bother with them, such a shame really, I got into gardening when I was in my 20s, but didn't have the time to run an Allotment too, as I had children, but I would have loved to have grown all my own veg on one, I used to love going to my friends Dads plot every Sunday as a child, he grew some wonderful things, I used to come home with bag fulls of stuff and I haven't tasted veg like it since, I don't think there are many people left that can remember the taste of home grown veg using no chemicals, and sadly the younger generation will probably never get to try...."sigh"

Answer 2

Mom and Dad always had a garden. Us kids helped shell peas, beans and snapped green beans while watching tv at night.
When I was married the first time we lived in the country on 5 acres. We had a large garden. I don't know the deminsions. We raised purple hull peas, corn, butter beans, calico beans, green beans, okra, corn, tomatoes and squash.
I would make my own tomatoe juice for soups in the winter and I would make ''ripe tomatoe relish'' to put on beans and peas. I canned peas, butter beans and green beans. I would also freeze some peas and butter beans but never put green beans in the freezer. I would cut some corn off the cobb and put some up in the freezer on the cobb. We always had enough to let some family and friends come pick a ''mess'' of some kind of vegetable.
My oldest son had a red wagon and he would help me ''haul'' the corn we picked to the house from the garden. Both of my boys helped pick, shuck, shell and pack those veggies in the jars for canning.
I miss sitting out in the back yard swing and shelling peas and beans or doing this while watching tv. I miss that good tasting food too.
I can't handle a garden now and my husband is not into the gardening thing. But he would not be able now even if he enjoyed it.
I never raised potatoes.

Answer 3

From 1969 to 2003 I used to grow loads of veg. I started off with allotments but in 1980 I had a large enough garden to grow my own, on my doorstep.
My Husband was the flower gardener and I was the vegetable grower. Perfect match.
Now, I have a huge garden and a 1/4 acre at the bottom but as I am 62 and have back problems I find digging is out of the question.
What a shame when I have all this land!

Answer 4

My mother grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan. Because of this, and the savings when raising a large family, we always had a large garden plot under mixed vegetables and berries.

Back when I was a kid most of our huge backyard was taken up by garden...the 30 foot by 88 foot vegetable garden directly behind the house, and the 25 foot by 86 foot "berry garden" across the back fenceline. (This property is modified wedge shaped, really very large for urban dwelling, and backs onto a real ravine.)

I have downsized drastically from then. Because of the intensity of work involved, which I WAS NOT going to be stuck doing myself, we now have a vegetable garden that is about 25 ft by 35 feet...a small plot hidden behind the garden shed. And the berry bushes have been trained to grow on the periphery of the yard, along the fence lines mostly....still yummy blackberries, raspberries and mulberries though. No more strawberry plants left, as I can't get down on my knees to tend them.

Answer 5

Mister Ed - as you know I am from England and yes it was a necessity to grow our own veggies and anything else to eat! i.e. lamb, chickens, eggs, etc. Rationing in England lasted until I was at least 7 years old - I could not even buy a candy bar because that was considered "sugar" and sugar was rationed! I too, grew a large garden when the kids were home, but only because the home grown stuff tasted better! Also canned, pickled, and froze stuff to save money. CJ

Answer 6

When I was a little girl my parents had a big garden. My dad took care of it and mom canned. We also had over 100 chickens and my mom and dad sold the eggs.

I used to have a huge garden but now I'm alone and between working and other responsibilities I didn't have one for several years. But this year I missed it all so planted a small one again and loved it. I had broccoli, tomatoes, chives, cucumbers and squash. It was a battle as to who would get more, me or the woodchuck! He won sometimes, I won other days. ( he took all my spinach)

I had fresh veggies all summer and I canned a couple of dozen jars of pickles and relishes and froze some other veggies and fresh fruit.. This year I tried making frozen pickles and they were just terrific and so easy! Sounds strange but they are great. Wished I'd tried them years ago. I will be making lots more next year along with the traditional pickles.Nothing like fresh! Next year though I have to come up with a plan on outsmarting Mr. resident, woodchuck as I am planning on a larger garden!.

Answer 7

I live in a small rural town and many of us have gardens. Some of the older folks grow limited veggies because of the work involved in maintaining a garden throughout the growing season. I/we also have beef cattle and chickens for our own use. My grandparents had some type of garden up until they were into their 80's but still kept chickens after that.

Answer 8

Absolutely! We grow tomato's, green beans, peppers, eggplant, loads of herbs, zucchini, lettuce (but the rabbits get often get to it!) and more. We also compost, so the garden is naturally fed! It is wonderful to just run out and pick something fresh for dinner!

I should add that my husband grew up on a farm so he is the gardener. I grew up in New York City and Jersey so I find it incredible! Fresh food is so much better than what you get in the grocery!

The only thing I can is sweet pickled peppers. It's something I learned from my husband's family. They canned everything!

Answer 9

veggie garden, but only 25' by 25'. Being in Florida we can grow pretty much year 'round. It's two weeks before Xmas and the okra is ready for "harvest". The previous owner of this property planted orange, tangerine and a pink grapefruit tree ( 1 of each ), so that provides a lot of cocktail mixers.Never planted potato, still only $2.50 for a five pound bag at store.

Answer 10

My husband and I still have a pretty big garden, we plant onions, radishes, beans, lettuce, greens, jalapeno peppers,banana peppers and lots of tomatoes, both kinds the sweet grape ones and the big ones. We plant greens a couple of times, early Spring and late fall. I freeze alot of my tomatoes for chili, lasagna and sauce, they are so nice to put in a pot of soup during the winter!