"Jeßus" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 16 Apr 2016 09:51:00 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>Oh, you're funny! All those wild, curious explorers, growing potatoes! I
>>have had gardens most of my life. I just gave up on trying to have one
>>here. Weather doesn't seem to want to cooperate and too many critters
>>eating the stuff. Which was fine as I do like critters. But... That was
>>a
>>rather expensive and time consuming way to feed them.
>
> What of your claim that you were once a 'garden shop manager'?
> And you kept repeating the same mistake of allowing critters into your
> garden and presumably expecting a different result? If a 'garden shop
> manager' cannot successfully grow a veggie garden in Bothell, then I
> guess the implication is nobody else can. You really do post some
> ridiculous (and invariably negative) stuff. Oh well, you turned the
> thread back onto the subject of yourself again, so I guess it's
> mission accomplished from your POV.

As I said... I had to do container gardening on my deck. I am not
dependent upon that food and I don't have unlimited resources. Sure, there
are things one can do to keep critters out but those things were beyond my
means, especially for the small amount of yield.

I also pointed out that we have unpredictable weather here. So you know if
you plant a garden, you may not be able to produce much. I did very well
our first summer here. After that? No. Hot weather early on caused the
onions and some other things to bolt. To much rain rotted the tomatoes. I
used Earth Boxes which might work well in some areas. They do not work well
with heavy rain because there is just no way to get them to fully drain.

I also discovered that what I grew didn't taste any better than what I get
at the grocery store. Yes, I did some more unusual radishes. And yes, I
got peas but only enough for my friend and I to have one serving each. Just
too small of a yield for those pots. And I have no place for larger pots.