Garden Sharing

dimetime · #1 06-12-2009, 04:52 PM

Garden sharing is where several people in a community plant different fruits and veggies. Then when it comes time to harvest everything, everyone shares what they have grown.

This is a great way to help deal with these horrible economics we are all facing. This is a huge saver of money, especially if you are able to get several people to plant gardens with enough to share.

This is something that several neighbors and we are doing this year. We have planted 16 cucumber plants, large grape vine, 16 tomato plants and 6 rows of corn. Other neighbors are growing many onions, peppers, watermelons, green beans, squash, cantalope and so on.

Come harvest time, everyone will have enough fruits and veggies to last throughout the winter months and proably even more.

We have also gotten the kids involved in the gardening. They help everyone weed and water the gardens, which is teaching them how to grow a garden. Teaching them this now, will help them as adults when they themselves begin gardening later in life.

ClassyLady · #2 06-13-2009, 01:47 AM

What a great idea!! I wish I could get my neighbors to do this. I do not have anywhere in this yard to plant anything. To many huge trees!

carol b · #3 06-13-2009, 03:43 AM

We share here too. I get zucchini from my neighbor every year. In trade I bake him some zucchini bread.

It is a fair trade and everyone eats. I always grate a bunch and throw it in the freezer so that I can bake some during the winter.

dimetime · #4 06-14-2009, 02:04 AM

ClassyLady, if you have enough room for just a few plants in your yard or even room on your porch for a some plant pots, you can start up a garden share.

Many veggies can be grown on a porch in plant pots as well as in a small garden.

You dont have to plant a great deal to get a garden share going. It just takes enough to help one another out. So if you have enough room for lets say 3 or more plants than you should try to start a garden share in your area. You will be amazed at how much fun it is as well as how helpful it all is come harvest time for everyone involved.

moneysaver · #5 06-22-2009, 02:44 PM

What a great idea. I wish they had something like that in our neighborhood. But I am a lazy person. LOL!!!

I really don't care too much for weeding. I have a terrible back. I have
arthritis in one of my disk. It is very hard for me to bend over for a long period of time.