As the spring begins creeping in the time is fast approaching for the breaking out of shovel and rake, trowel and seed, and the donning of various Horticultural Paraphernalia, so a survey seems in order.
1. How much do you garden?: a) I don't, dirt is icky, b) A little, I've never gotten into it (if so why not, time, space, etc), c) Gardening's a bit of a hobby, or d) Gardening is a passion
I used to love gardening when I lived in the country ... now I live in Brooklyn, in a basement apartment. I have a 'yard', but that yard is essentially the house ashtray. (nobody's allowed to smoke tobacco in the house, so they go to the 'yard' and do it. So, going out into my yard and putting up some potted plants is unappealing. Maybe I'll try to clean it up again when summer nears and go read out there or something. 1. How much do you garden?: a) I don't, dirt is icky, b) A little, I've never gotten into it (if so why not, time, space, etc), c) Gardening's a bit of a hobby, or d) Gardening is a passion
2. What Climate Zone do you live in? (<a href="http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html">US Zone Map</a> and <a href="http://www.uk.gardenweb.com/forums/zones/hze.html">Europe Zone Map</a>, both zoomable)
3. My actual gardening talent is best described as: a) My potted plants keep dying, b) So-so, or c) Green Thumb
4. My gardening style is best characterized by: a) Flowers to the front yard, veggies to the back, b) A heavy emphasis on overall appearance, c) Rows of veggies, or similar chiefly functional layout, d) Total Chaos, or e) Other (please explain)
4. Which plant or plants have you been most successful with?
5. Do you view your approach to Gardening more as an art, a science, or a routine?
Art I supposed 6. Do you tend to keep personal records, like local rainfall, which plants did poorly or well, yields, layout maps, etc?
7. Your favorite time of day, or day of the week, to garden is?
Saturday, afternoons, mornings, I dunno.8. Do you have any particular good luck charms or specific items like 'my gardening hat' or what amount to rituals that you make use of when gardening?
9. The amount of space you garden with is: a) a few potted plants, b) Small: A couple square yards or meters, c) Medium: About a dozen square yards or meters, maybe two dozen, d) Medium-Large: A few dozen square Yards or meters, e) Large: Around a hundred Square yards or meters, f) Very Large: A decent fraction of an acre or hectare, or g) Basically small scale farming. For scale, a 10x20 foot garden is medium, about 20 sq. yd.
My 'yard' is a concrete covered space that's probably 10 by 4. Both sides are bordered by the outer brick walls of 4-5 story apartment buildings, it's just a sliver. I'm not sure anything would grow in it for lack of sunshine, but I do think it gets decent sunshine in the summer maybe. I could probably have some fuchsia pots or begonias. 9. The amount of space you garden with is: a) a few potted plants, b) Small: A couple square yards or meters, c) Medium: About a dozen square yards or meters, maybe two dozen, d) Medium-Large: A few dozen square Yards or meters, e) Large: Around a hundred Square yards or meters, f) Very Large: A decent fraction of an acre or hectare, or g) Basically small scale farming. For scale, a 10x20 foot garden is medium, about 20 sq. yd.
10. You garden primarily for: a) Yard appearance, b) Relaxation, c) Food (or final product, so speak), d) Fresh Air and Exercise, e) A challenge and sense of accomplishment, or f) some combination thereof, something else, elaborate.
11. Is there anything particularly radical or abnormal about your garden? Anything in particular you feel stands out?
12. What are you planning to plant this year? Anything in particular, different, new? Plans to construct a greenhouse, throw in some new drainage, start a new bed?
13. Do you tend to have a lot of infrastructure in your garden? Like raised beds, stone walls, greenhouses or cold frames, drainage ditches. If so what, and did you do it yourself or have it done by someone else?
We have a tree in a raised bed that splits our 'yard' from the neighbor's. We have wooden box one could put flowers in, I should probably get new potting soil for it though, and clean it out, right now it's filled with weeds. 11. Is there anything particularly radical or abnormal about your garden? Anything in particular you feel stands out?
12. What are you planning to plant this year? Anything in particular, different, new? Plans to construct a greenhouse, throw in some new drainage, start a new bed?
13. Do you tend to have a lot of infrastructure in your garden? Like raised beds, stone walls, greenhouses or cold frames, drainage ditches. If so what, and did you do it yourself or have it done by someone else?
14. How did you get into gardening? Was there a particularly person (Mom, Dad, friend, etc) who you picked it up from?
15. If you were asked by a new potential gardener to explain why you garden, or why gardening is good, what would you tell them? What advice would you give?
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