FRONT YARD GARDENERS

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Comment by Kier Janzen on September 27, 2008 at 5:02pm

Hello to all front yard gardeners!
Lucky me has the sidewalk on my side of the street. I get a lot of dogs walking by and leaving their 'mark' so to speak. Any low cost ideas for protecting the edibles? (a fence isn't in the budget ... yet)

Comment by Ernie W. on July 21, 2008 at 6:09pm

I would like to announce that after 55 years the City of La Puente, Ca. has decided to install sidewalks. Which, because the work is being done by dunderheads, has ruined my front yard. Even though they spray painted an orange line showing where they would be removing dirt so that I can save plants, they went a foot and a half beyond that line and anybody that I complain to about it, either pretends not to speak English or tells me they just follow orders.

Comment by Jessica Soulliere on July 4, 2008 at 9:52am

I'm not quite in the front yard yet but that's where there happens to be a lot of sunlight so I'm planning now for next year!

Comment by Sarina on May 26, 2008 at 2:12pm

Uk Front Garden growing?
I am tossing up joining all of you in your front yard efforts. What has stopped me sofar is the fact that I live very close to the road where a reasonable amount of cars and buses are passing. And my main concern is contaminating my precious crops with the fumes of that traffic. I would love to have pumpkins and aubergines growing with tomatoes against a southfacing house wall. Are my worries realistic? Until someone can re-assure me that I can still use such produce grown in traffic fumes I shall have to hold file with planting out there. Can someone please advice me.
Sarina.

Comment by Penelope on May 18, 2008 at 10:01am

wow, lots of typos in that last comment, and the system won't let me in to correct them. sorry.

Comment by Penelope on May 18, 2008 at 10:00am

I planted summer squash in the space between the sidewalk and the street a few days ago. I placed large rocks beside each of the 3 plants to keep them from being trampled on unaware. This morning I will mulch the area around the plants. The soil there isn't very good, lots of gravel, and it's compacted pretty hard. I loosened it in a good-size hole before planting and added compost and a boost of time-release fertilizer and watered them in deeply. The are had been grass, but was torn up last fall when plumbers replaced my ancient water line. I'm excited to see how this experiment works. The area gets good sun most of the day, and I figure if kids steal of play with the summer squash I won't get as upset and I might if the vegetables were my most favorites like tomatoes. What are other people doing "out front" these days?