Comments on: Our Mini Vegetable Garden http://moneyning.com/diy/our-mini-vegetable-garden/ A personal finance blog where we share insights on carefully saving money, investing, early retirement, mortgages, stocks because the little things matter in achieving financial freedom! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: marci http://moneyning.com/diy/our-mini-vegetable-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-17186 marci Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:11:02 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=3177#comment-17186 The flies, insects, and dust are in the yard whether you have a garden or not. If you are worried about bringing them in on the leaves, etc, then just do your veggie wash up outside... A bucket on the deck does a fine job. You can soak veggies in a bucket of lightly salted water if you want, and any bugs will die and drop off. Rinse again, and then bring them in. I usually do a pre-rinse outside for the root veggies, but everything else I do in the kitchen sink. Bugs have NOT been an issue. Dust? I live on the road to the lumber mill - so the log trucks going by all day long raise the dust anyway.... plus grandkids in and out of the house..... so dust from veggies is not noticeable :) The flies, insects, and dust are in the yard whether you have a garden or not. If you are worried about bringing them in on the leaves, etc, then just do your veggie wash up outside… A bucket on the deck does a fine job. You can soak veggies in a bucket of lightly salted water if you want, and any bugs will die and drop off. Rinse again, and then bring them in.

I usually do a pre-rinse outside for the root veggies, but everything else I do in the kitchen sink. Bugs have NOT been an issue.

Dust? I live on the road to the lumber mill – so the log trucks going by all day long raise the dust anyway…. plus grandkids in and out of the house….. so dust from veggies is not noticeable :)

]]> By: Free Arcade Games http://moneyning.com/diy/our-mini-vegetable-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-17174 Free Arcade Games Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:27:58 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=3177#comment-17174 When I think about growing a garden, I think about all the insects,flies,and dust that will come from them. I do want my own small vege garden, but I just can't see all those bugs crawling into the house. -Mike When I think about growing a garden, I think about all the insects,flies,and dust that will come from them. I do want my own small vege garden, but I just can’t see all those bugs crawling into the house.

-Mike

]]> By: Wilson Pon http://moneyning.com/diy/our-mini-vegetable-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-17016 Wilson Pon Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:21:38 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=3177#comment-17016 I loved the green stuffs, Ning. After all, it's good to have some fresh green plants in our house! I loved the green stuffs, Ning. After all, it’s good to have some fresh green plants in our house!

]]> By: DDFD @ DivorcedDadFrugalDad http://moneyning.com/diy/our-mini-vegetable-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-16991 DDFD @ DivorcedDadFrugalDad Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:21:13 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=3177#comment-16991 Container gardening is a great way to garden-- even apartment dwellers can do it! Container gardening is a great way to garden– even apartment dwellers can do it!

]]> By: Jane http://moneyning.com/diy/our-mini-vegetable-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-16943 Jane Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:59:15 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=3177#comment-16943 "Btw, I’m in Orange County as well!" Actually, that's how I found you and your blog. I googled 'personal finance +Orange, County.' MoneyNing came up and I enjoy you and your blog. Your blog led to Ittybiz which led to Havi and on and on. The domino effect is awesome. :-) Thanks. “Btw, I’m in Orange County as well!”

Actually, that’s how I found you and your blog. I googled ‘personal finance +Orange, County.’ MoneyNing came up and I enjoy you and your blog. Your blog led to Ittybiz which led to Havi and on and on. The domino effect is awesome. :-)

Thanks.

]]> By: Samuel Lukes http://moneyning.com/diy/our-mini-vegetable-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-16917 Samuel Lukes Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:29:22 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=3177#comment-16917 Gardening is a great hobby and time pass. Plant some herbals too. that will surely let you earn some money and you can use them as a first aid for many sickness Gardening is a great hobby and time pass. Plant some herbals too. that will surely let you earn some money and you can use them as a first aid for many sickness

]]> By: MoneyNing http://moneyning.com/diy/our-mini-vegetable-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-16910 MoneyNing Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:52:42 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=3177#comment-16910 Thanks for the link about growing your own lettuce! I will send it to Emma to try. Btw, I'm in Orange County as well! Thanks for the link about growing your own lettuce! I will send it to Emma to try. Btw, I’m in Orange County as well!

]]> By: marci http://moneyning.com/diy/our-mini-vegetable-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-16905 marci Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:40:41 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=3177#comment-16905 Any step forward, no matter how small, is a step in the right direction :) The sense of accomplishment keeps one interested, and keeps one adding to it... Keep at it! Any step forward, no matter how small, is a step in the right direction :)
The sense of accomplishment keeps one interested, and keeps one adding to it… Keep at it!

]]> By: Jane http://moneyning.com/diy/our-mini-vegetable-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-16903 Jane Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:15:48 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=3177#comment-16903 So True. Thanks. Last January the Orange County Register had an article by Cindy McNatt http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lettuce-seed-lettuces-2272387-garden-plant about how easy it is to grow lettuce. I could do that. So, I dropped Romaine and Buttercrunch lettuce seeds on the ground and watered occassionally. They actually grew. It was an awesome feeling. I've gone on to many other veggies. It is rewarding as you say 'no matter the outcome'! PS My bunnies also enjoyed the fruits of my labor. :-) So True. Thanks.

Last January the Orange County Register had an article by Cindy McNatt http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lettuce-seed-lettuces-2272387-garden-plant about how easy it is to grow lettuce. I could do that. So, I dropped Romaine and Buttercrunch lettuce seeds on the ground and watered occassionally. They actually grew. It was an awesome feeling. I’ve gone on to many other veggies. It is rewarding as you say ‘no matter the outcome’!

PS My bunnies also enjoyed the fruits of my labor. :-)

]]> By: lenna gonya http://moneyning.com/diy/our-mini-vegetable-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-16899 lenna gonya Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:55:26 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=3177#comment-16899 Excellent! There is no such thing as no space for a garden! Keep up the good work. Excellent! There is no such thing as no space for a garden! Keep up the good work.

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