does anyone grow their own crops?

[BradM]

He turned thirty-five last Sunday
In his hair he found some gray

But he still ain't changed his lifestyle
He likes it better the old way

So he grows a little garden in the back yard by the fence
He's consuming what he's growing nowadays in self defense

He get's out there in the twilight zone
Sometimes when it just don't make no sense


if you dont know it, fuck you.

god bless.

He gets off on country music
Cause disco left him cold
He's got young friends into new wave
But he's just too friggin' old

[black2002ls]

I started a few things today. Onions, Tomato's, cucumbers, lettuce, and bell peppers. Its just at the end of the planting season for some of them. If they grow, great, if not, I'm not out much. Started them all in a mix of top soil, mushroom compost, and humus/manure, in plastic cups. I'm picking up some lumber from work tomorrow to build a pair of raised beds.

I plan to build stand alone beds, as we rent our house, they will be self contained (full sides and bottom), so that way they can be torn down and moved if/when I move. I'll have a pair of 4'x4' raised beds. I plan to set them on some blocks to keep them off the ground and help prevent the bottom from rotting out. I'll detail the build when I get to it.

[Leah]

We are moving out of the continental US. The person who bought our home was trilled to see the garden in its condition.

I'll have some info for you tomorrow

Sweet. Thanks!

I started a few things today. Onions, Tomato's, cucumbers, lettuce, and bell peppers. Its just at the end of the planting season for some of them. If they grow, great, if not, I'm not out much. Started them all in a mix of top soil, mushroom compost, and humus/manure, in plastic cups. I'm picking up some lumber from work tomorrow to build a pair of raised beds.

I plan to build stand alone beds, as we rent our house, they will be self contained (full sides and bottom), so that way they can be torn down and moved if/when I move. I'll have a pair of 4'x4' raised beds. I plan to set them on some blocks to keep them off the ground and help prevent the bottom from rotting out. I'll detail the build when I get to it.

Awesome!

[black2002ls]

For anyone interested, here is a link to the thread I posted in the home improvement forum, outlining the build of my raised planter

http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=29332

[71chevellejohn]

To answer the original question - yes, lots of people grow their own crops. They are called farmers.