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[–] nosejobsforequality [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Get to work! You can definitely still get all kinds of good stuff done this year!

as for rain-collection I've run into trouble twice with my rain barrels... once with some sort of bacteria growing in my tanks which really slowed the growth of almost everything a couple seasons back, and then last year I had major algae growth in 2 of mine - For the algae you just need to block the sun and that will prevent it.. for the other stuff which can grow in water all I've come up with is cleaning out the barrels each year along with the gutters which drain into them. I'm sure there are kits one can buy to test the water but I've never checked into it. The city chemical water will still work on your plants though, so even without a barrel you can start growing today!

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[–] Warnos44 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Thanks for the insight on the rain barrels. I've actually always wondered about that, figured it was a necessity to use a bleach or chlorine tablet. I knew about needing to block out the sun. Guess if I ever get a barrel I'll be making sure I can easily clean it out!

I am planting a lot! More than I ever have before. We just moved into a foreclosure so it's been a lot of work in every direction as we're trying to do a lot all at once. But I have no experience gardening, so I consider myself a wannabe gardener right now. If I have any success this year I'll consider myself entry level gardener 😂.

So far in my humble garden I have seven varieties of tomato, garlic, chives, green beans, cow peas, Lima beans, corn, yellow neck squash, zucchini, red squash, three kinds of watermelon, two cantaloupe, two carrot, three cucumber, lettuce, spinach, kale, newly planted asparagus (not expecting anything for a couple years), okra, jalapeno, Asian hot peppers, red and green seedless grapes along the fences, borage, wormwood, comfrey, cilantro, parsley, sunflowers, millet for the birds, sage, mint, oregano, thyme, Rosemary, nasturtium, goldenseal, bird house gourd, peanuts, etc. Pumpkins, I need to figure out when to start them for Halloween!

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[–] nosejobsforequality [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

you sound like you're pretty into it for entry level! how much space are you using for all of this? are you doing it in beds? or like the backyard food-forest concept?