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Do you grow food, plants, or both? (thegarden.land)

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Tried my hand at a vegetable garden in the past, and had miserable luck with it. To be fair, it was in some pretty crummy Maine soil that was full of rocks. Might have more success now though. Just curious what everyone is growing.

What I really want is a yard of just wildflowers. Better for the environment, less effort to maintain, and much more in keeping with my personality. I hate the fully manicured look. Only downside to that is ticks...so many ticks in New England...walking through it would likely be a horror show.

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[–] kiwifoxtrot 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mostly grow vegetables, but I have a few young fruit trees and a lot of native plants/ woods around the property. My veggies are grown in raised beds that use a compost/ vermiculite/ peat moss mix that has been running for the last 5 years or so. I just top up with fresh compost every spring. I typically grow herbs, tomatoes, peas, lettuce, squash, zucchini, tomatillos, radish, carrots, fennel, beets, jalapenos, and shisito peppers.

[–] kiwifoxtrot 1 points 1 year ago

I forgot to mention, I don't keep a mono culture lawn either. My lawn is a mix of grass, clovers, wild strawberry, violets, dandelion, buttercups, and quite a few other flowers that come and go. I always mow the lawn quite tall so that I don't knock down too many of the clover flowers.