Gardening for two

[biscombe]

Hi all! How many plants do you recommend to feed two people? I think I've gone a bit mad!!! and may end up with an extreme glut!! got 30 tomato plants 20 peppers 10 eggplants 15 squash/pumpkin 3 zucchini list goes on!! have I bitten off more than I can chew!!!!! I only get sat - Mon in the garden! Should I start looking for a deep freezer? I know a lot depends on the varieties etc.......... PS and we are vegetarian!

[Compost Pharmer]

Yes I would look for a freezer. You will be surprised how much you two will eat fresh from the garden. I give alot to neighbors and people I work with. Gardening is a great stress reliever. I was out last night pulling weeds out of the garden in the mud. I don't have all the mulch down yet and it rained during the day. They come out easier. I didn't care if I got full of mud. Like my Mother used to say, when I was growing up, Soap and water works wonders. She didn't care if we got dirty. We would just take a bath and get clean once again.

[trudy]

Sounds like your off to a good start there, some can be canned, dehydrated also. Depending on your preference. trudy

[chickenfarmer]

Looks like ya got a great start... Hopefully you will be able to preserve a few of these fresh veggies...

[biscombe]

HI all! Thanks for the replies. I've come indoors cos i'm over faced with the amount I've got to do in the garden! I keep telling myself that this must be the busiest time of year. Up to now I've been really keen and packing the hours in every weekend but today i'm feeling a bit down! I'm doing this on my own (other half is doing the place up!) OK!!! got that off my chest! I'm going back out there to face the music!!!!!

[Compost Pharmer]

Don't give up biscombe. Working in the garden, even as hard of work as it may seem, is a good stress reliever and it beats working in the house. You will be happy once the veggies start to ripen. Home grown sure beats boughten veggies and it saves you money. You just have to go visit the garden and not have to worry about spending petro (gas) for your car. Plus we all like to dig in the dirt. 'Speciall y when it is organic dirt.

[Pharmer Phil]

Sounds like a bad case of the Gardening Bug to Me

If your garden produces well, You will have a bounty for sure. Fear not, I have planted 70 tomatoes often, and the Zukes, about right for a vegetarian couple. Gotta love Eggplant Parmesan

And don't pheel alone Biscombe, Monay through Friday I am mentally exhausted after work, Wekends is about it, Don't know if we will plant all 6,250 square feet or garden, or not, promised Ourselves we would "cut-Back" (_{If you backtrack, I admitted we might be Lieing about this})
Every year, no matter what, in the fall, I always plan on reducing, in the spring......we shall see

[biscombe]

We've all got the bug thats for sure! we all need a big win on the lotto so we can garden full time! give up the day job!!!!

[Compost Pharmer]

biscombe, You hit it on the head. I would love to retire and garden all the day, and not have to worry about money the rest of my life.

[deb65802]

wooohooo I am with you there guyssssss.

who is going to buy the tickets??? we could all pitch in you never know??? LOLOL

yeah right, I have never won much in my life in the past and the future is not looking so good either
LOLOLOLLLLLLL

[deb65802]

Biscombe,
get as much mulching materials as you can find.

spend alot lesstime weeding and alot more time canning, freezing dehydrating.

which reminds me time to check on my dehydrator, has onion, celery and carrots in it todayl

for making soups later this year.
hugsss

[biscombe]

Hi Deb, thanks for the reply! Great idea about the dehydrating, I will try it when my glut is here!!! I use black plastic for mulch but only on haly my crops, but im getting more tempted to use it on everything!!!!