These past few years my garden has been small. Just 2 4x4 square foot beds, a small herb garden and about 8 feet along one fence. However, I'm looking at expanding next gardening season.
So, how big of a garden would I need in order to grow enough for my family to eat all our own produce in the summer, with enough to put away for the winter (through canning, freezing, dehydrating, etc)? We're a family of 3, but eventually want another babe.
I know that sounds ambitious, but I won't be doing it all next year. I'm just trying to come up with a plan for the yard and garden space. I I'd like to figure out how much we want to expand it by each year,and how long it will take to get to that ideal.
Do any of you accomplish this? If so, how do you do it? Do you spend all day everyday in the garden or the kitchen?
So, how big of a garden would I need in order to grow enough for my family to eat all our own produce in the summer, with enough to put away for the winter (through canning, freezing, dehydrating, etc)? We're a family of 3, but eventually want another babe.
I know that sounds ambitious, but I won't be doing it all next year. I'm just trying to come up with a plan for the yard and garden space. I I'd like to figure out how much we want to expand it by each year,and how long it will take to get to that ideal.
Do any of you accomplish this? If so, how do you do it? Do you spend all day everyday in the garden or the kitchen?
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Hopefully it won't be to much Right now we have about 1/3 of this plus some others like rhubarb broccoli onions and strawberries. I am busy in the spring, then it kinda takes care of it's self. Then I am busy in the fall with harvest and canning. Preserving really takes the bulk of my time, but I enjoy it because I like to cook especially with things *I* grew!
