Anyone does gardening here?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by komirad, May 15, 2008.

  1. #1
    If you do, would you answer some of these questions?

    Why do you do gardening?
    How do you think gardening has benefited you?
    What kind of plants do you usually grow?

    How much does the amount of water you use matter to you?
    What do you think would be interesting to a gardener? (e.g. Information)
    Have you tried any soil amendment products?
    Do you search for information on gardening? (Online/offline) If yes, what?
    Do you read magazines on gardening?

    And yes, if you have any questions about gardening, I would like to know them as well.

    If possible, provide age/gender and location too :)
     
    komirad, May 15, 2008 IP
  2. donlin

    donlin Active Member

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    Lotta questions, and I won't answer them all cause it sounds like your phishing asking for age/location and such, but I've been a gardener for many years. I grow vegetables in my garden cause its cheaper than buying from the store not to mention healthier and cleaner. As for watering keep your garden no larger than what you need. I grow tomato's,cucumbers,squash, and cauliflower in a 200 sq. ft. patch just outside my back door and it gives us plenty all summer long with more than enough to share with family and friends. Soil should be tilled, limed, and fertilized 3 months in advance cause it takes that long for the lime and the fertilizer to begin to work, a final tilling and raking should be done just before planting after the danger of the last frost has past.
     
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  3. deluxdon

    deluxdon Catch Me If You Can...!!!™ Staff

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    @komirad - You are asking so many questions at a time :rolleyes:

    BTW my dad's doing gardening as we have small garden in our parking area. We love plants ;)

    DON.
     
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  4. GRIM

    GRIM Prominent Member

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    yes, I have up until this year when I moved. Hope to again
    My son loves fresh veggies, it is relaxing, I enjoy it.
    Relaxing, healthy eating, property values, a good tan ;)
    Too many to list, tomato's, cucumbers, zucchini, peppers 'hot and sweet', strawberries, blackberries, watermelon, sweet corn, flowers, bushes, too damn many.
    Water is important, I prefer 'natural as in rain' over anything. As long as there is enough, plants are not drying or swamped it's all good.
    New methods for better/bigger yields, problems to be solved 'insects, disease,etc'
    Of course.
    You've heard of google haven't you?
    nope
    no q's
    30/male/wi

    Yes I do actually garden :D
     
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  5. komirad

    komirad Well-Known Member

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    Sorry mate, I am writing a magazine Ad/marketing for a gardening product so knowing the demographics with the information might help me because I want to know what are the difference within this interest to people with different age and gender. So, I am just doing a little research here, hopefully it is interesting to others as well.

    I don't really do gardening myself, but my mother does.
     
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  6. selfhelpebooks

    selfhelpebooks Peon

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    Boy, I wish I did, but I have awful allergies.
    We have phase water restrictions here due to the drought.
    Hopefully, that will be uplifted sometime soon.
     
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  7. komirad

    komirad Well-Known Member

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    Oh where do you live?

    Well, the product that I am helping to market is a soil amendment that gets up to 30 - 40% better yeild because factors such as the nutrients contained within the gel and it absorbs and hold water, so it cuts watering needs up to 50%.

    We have done an experiment by planting one with and another without the product. The results shows that the plant with the product grown so much bigger.

    IncredaGel, heard of it?
     
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    GRIM Prominent Member

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    Nope, never heard of it ;)
     
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    Why do you do gardening? How do you think gardening has benefited you?
    - Gardening is a stress-reliever. And it's really cool when you can just pick the vegetables that you need for cooking from your garden...

    What kind of plants do you usually grow?
    - usually herbs (basil, lemon mint, cat's whiskers, parsley, oregano, etc) and some ornamental plants, too

    How much does the amount of water you use matter to you?
    - Water is really important since i'm living in a tropical country and it really gets hot especially during summers...

    What do you think would be interesting to a gardener? (e.g. Information)
    - info on pests, propagation methods, etc

    Do you search for information on gardening? (Online/offline) If yes, what?
    - Yes, online..(see above)

    Do you read magazines on gardening?
    - mostly online, not much gardening magazines where I live
     
    blemblue, May 16, 2008 IP