Hi, Propolis,
I don't know the size of property for total self-sufficiency from fruits and veggies, nuts and seeds, but I can tell you that home-grown food is incredibly superior to store-bought.
Salads are not very appealing to me unless I am using my own lettuces which are lovely and sweet -- and fresh! One's own tomatoes are scrumptious. Remember that commercial fruits and veggies are grown for their packing and travelling abilities (i.e, the square tomato), not for taste. Most are picked before they are ripe and when a fruit only ripens on the plant, the ones that you buy can never compare.
I had grown red and golden raspberries (took them out last summer -- regret already!). I got little produce from the raspberry bushes but had put the the golden ones on strings -- the production from these were fantastic and their taste was fabulous -- they did not have the tart aftertaste of the red ones.
Because my garden is an energy garden, I am in the process of building that energy, so some things do well while others don't until I have built the energy of everything.
However, the very first thing that you should do is to build the soil; everything comes from there. You do this by adding various amendments, not fertilizers. I use NO type of pesticide or fungicide in this particular garden because I am also encouraging the world of insects so that my garden is naturally in balance. Just flower essences and soil builders.
So, if you don't garden right now, you will have a delightful learning curve -- always with delicious rewards, of course.
I believe that you are in Ireland? I have a great book which may or may not still be available: The Self-Sufficient Gardener by John Seymour (I believe he is English, but you can forgive him, I am sure!). :) He talks about deep-bed gardening which is a very intensive way of gardening and maximizes the space which you have.
Have fun!
Kindest thoughts.
fsnaturelady
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Hi, Propolis,
I don't know the size of property for total self-sufficiency from fruits and veggies, nuts and seeds, but I can tell you that home-grown food is incredibly superior to store-bought.
Salads are not very appealing to me unless I am using my own lettuces which are lovely and sweet -- and fresh! One's own tomatoes are scrumptious. Remember that commercial fruits and veggies are grown for the packingand travelling abilities (i.e, the square tomato), not for taste. Most are picked before they are ripe and when a fruit only ripens on the plant, the ones that you buy can never compare.
I had grown red and golden raspberries (took them out last summer -- regret already!). I got little produce from the raspberry bushes but had put the the golden ones on strings -- the production from these were fantastic and their taste was fabulous -- they did not have the tart aftertaste of the red ones.
Because my garden is an energy garden, I am in the process of building that energy, so some things do well while others don't until I have built the energy of everything.
However, the very first thing that you should do is to build the soil; everything comes from there. You do this by adding various amendments, not fertilizers. I use NO type of pesticide or fungicide in this particular garden because I am also encouraging the world of insects so that my garden is naturally in balance. Just flower essences and soil builders.
So, if you don't garden right now, you will have a delightful learning curve -- always with delicious rewards, of course.
I believe that you are in Ireland? I have a great book which may or may not still be available: The Self-Sufficient Gardener by John Seymour (I believe he is English, but you can forgive him, I am sure!). :) He talks about deep-bed gardening which is a very intensive way of gardening and maximes the space which you have.
Have fun!
Kindest thoughts.
fsnaturelady