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Seeking advice for vegetable gardening (beehaw.org)

submitted 4 months ago by remington@beehaw.org to c/greenspace@beehaw.org

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So far I've planted fruit-bearing trees and other perennials over the past 12 years living in rural Maine. I have zero experience with annual vegetable gardening. My, initial, plan is to start with one vegetable next spring/summer. I've chosen cucumbers since it is the most popular amongst my immediate family members (wife and two boys).

The motivation behind this is NOT for sustenance. It is to add an enjoyable hobby for my self. In the off chance that it is NOT enjoyable, then I haven't invested too much time, effort and money. If I end up enjoying it (which I believe I will), then starting small would be less overwhelming and conducive to a gradual learning experience. Henceforth, since this is not for personal sustenance, we have a local food bank that I could contribute to.

My initial idea is to start growing the cucumbers in a large plastic pot located in my back yard.

And that is how far I've gotten in the planning process.

Any and all advice is very welcome.

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[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Go to your local public library and get anything by The Teaching Company on gardening, such as (these are all dvd's, you can rip them using Format Factory or MakeMKV:

Food Gardening for Everyone

The Science of Gardening

Pioneering Skills for Everyone (there's a section on gardening in there)

The Science of Gardening

How to Grow Anything (it's a series of dvd's)

[–] remington@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

Thank you for responding. Unfortunately, we do not have any optical media capabilities (i.e. CD, DVD etc.). I may be able to find some of this content on the Internet somewhere though.