Sunday, January 29, 2012

Tough Plants for weed and bug infested land

When we moved into our rental home, I specifically chose this one due to it's weed filled, unkept yard. I knew when I asked the landlord to tear it up he would have NO problem with it! I planted a "traditional" garden, and between every bug on the planet, and every weed trying to take over, a few select veggies survived and even THRIVED!

We got a great yield from these plants:

soy beans
green beans
hot peppers
lettuce
cilantro
strawberries (so far!)

If you move to land and you are unsure about what would grow, my advice would be to try a bit of everything! My tomatoes, squash, and pumpkins were near a total failure, but if I planted my entire plot with hot peppers, soy beans, lettuce, and strawberries, it would have been a feast of a harvest! I HIGHLY recommend these plants to anyone.

I bought my strawberries in a pack of 4. 2 died when they were transferred, but the 2 soon replanted themselves so a short 4 months later I have 6 plants! We are just starting to get little strawberries!