Garden Update

Well, Green Beans were an amazing flop this year for me.  I'd get some lush growth then BAM the beans were dead overnight.  I'm talking about dead brown twigs sticking up from the soil.  It's been a frustrating attempt to say the least.  I had big dreams of freezing, canning and meals of fresh beans by the bushel.  Sadly, it would take weeks to get enough green beans to make one serving.  All in all I'd guess we got a whopping 3 quarts of green beans these past months.  Maybe I'm missing something.  I even recently replanted a front bed with corn and green beans.  I planted a 2' x 4' section of each, and every corn seed germinated and is growing.  Only TWO green beans even sprouted.  I think this soil is holding too much water and rotting the bean seeds (possibly).  Green beans seem to do well in other areas of the yard...just not those amended with the soil builder.  Guess I'll re-plant some in the mulched beds for a quick crop before I really start planting cabbage and broccoli.

Planted Green Goliath Broccoli Today

In the back bed, where I unsuccessfully attempted to grow heirloom muskmellons, I planted the remainder of a seed packet of Green Goliath Broccoli today.  It's a bit early, but the weather has been bonkers lately so I'm taking my chances with an early planting.

How To Grow Enough Food To Live On

Here are some good reads on how to grow enough food to live on.

http://www.peakprosperity.com/forum/growing-our-75-our-own-food-our-yard-1-year/47353

http://readynutrition.com/resources/proof-it-can-be-done-a-microfarm-in-the-subburbs_17112009/

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=97148

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101003180710AARI0qE

http://growfoodeasily.com/growing-food-for-self-sufficiency.php

http://hungrymotherorganics.com/archives/1334

http://www.verdant.net/food.htm