Comments on: Photos Of Front Yards Turned Into Edible Gardens. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/08/27/photos-of-front-yards-turned-into-edible-gardens/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Being Green. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:57:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/08/27/photos-of-front-yards-turned-into-edible-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-21399 david Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:43:41 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2509#comment-21399 That's your front yard? How hilarious! That’s your front yard? How hilarious!

]]> By: Darren (Green Change) http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/08/27/photos-of-front-yards-turned-into-edible-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-21398 Darren (Green Change) Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:36:16 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2509#comment-21398 How hilarious! I saw your post in my RSS reader and thought "awesome, I want to see photos of edible front yards". I click through, and the first photo is of my yard! Almost snorted my coffee :-). For the ultimate in edible front yards, check out these guys: http://urbanhomestead.org/ How hilarious! I saw your post in my RSS reader and thought “awesome, I want to see photos of edible front yards”. I click through, and the first photo is of my yard! Almost snorted my coffee :-) .

For the ultimate in edible front yards, check out these guys:

http://urbanhomestead.org/

]]> By: Teresa http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/08/27/photos-of-front-yards-turned-into-edible-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-21347 Teresa Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:14:19 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2509#comment-21347 These pictures are wonderful! some of the gardens are very pretty as well as practical. One thing I notice, is that most of these homes get a lot of sunshine. We have a lot of shade, our house being set among tall old oak trees, so gardening is a challenge. This year we started a garden, trying peppers, squash, zucchinni, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, snow peas and green beans. So far, we've had little success, (only the tomatoes seem happy!)as most of the plants just dont get enough sun, some plants were planted a little late in the season, and we just might have underfertilized since we're trying to go organic, and we just got our composts set up. Any tips for plants that do well without much sun, or those that like afternoon sun, would be very appreciated!! We're going to do a garden alongside our driveway next year as well, and it gets afternoon sun. BTW, a gas station near us turned it's normally annual beds into vege garden plots this year. It's quite a site--and the garden gets so much sun that it looks like it's doing great!! These pictures are wonderful! some of the gardens are very pretty as well as practical. One thing I notice, is that most of these homes get a lot of sunshine. We have a lot of shade, our house being set among tall old oak trees, so gardening is a challenge. This year we started a garden, trying peppers, squash, zucchinni, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, snow peas and green beans. So far, we’ve had little success, (only the tomatoes seem happy!)as most of the plants just dont get enough sun, some plants were planted a little late in the season, and we just might have underfertilized since we’re trying to go organic, and we just got our composts set up.

Any tips for plants that do well without much sun, or those that like afternoon sun, would be very appreciated!! We’re going to do a garden alongside our driveway next year as well, and it gets afternoon sun.

BTW, a gas station near us turned it’s normally annual beds into vege garden plots this year. It’s quite a site–and the garden gets so much sun that it looks like it’s doing great!!

]]> By: Sara http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/08/27/photos-of-front-yards-turned-into-edible-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-21340 Sara Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:27:08 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2509#comment-21340 Yes, I am converting my front yard to edibles. This year I added asparagus to the park row (the strip between the sidewalk and street) and planted basil next to the four rhubarb plants I installed the previous fall. I am planning on smothering grass this fall to prepare for additional vegetable growing space and some blueberry bushes next year. I despise mowing so anything I can do to eliminate this chore (and add to my food resources) is a good thing. Yes, I am converting my front yard to edibles. This year I added asparagus to the park row (the strip between the sidewalk and street) and planted basil next to the four rhubarb plants I installed the previous fall. I am planning on smothering grass this fall to prepare for additional vegetable growing space and some blueberry bushes next year.

I despise mowing so anything I can do to eliminate this chore (and add to my food resources) is a good thing.

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