Comments on: Feeling the recession? Try gardening with ornamental vegetables! http://www.tracylive.com/2009/01/feeling-the-recession-turn-to-gardening-with-ornamental-vegetables/ Best-selling author - Professional speaker - Horticulturist - Designer - Triathlete Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:20:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Money-saving gardening ideas | csmonitor.com http://www.tracylive.com/2009/01/feeling-the-recession-turn-to-gardening-with-ornamental-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Money-saving gardening ideas | csmonitor.com Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:06:31 +0000 http://www.tracylive.com/?p=227#comment-108 [...] Well-respected garden author Tracy DiSabato-Aust (”The Well-Tended Perennial Garden” was her first big hit) suggests that those feeling the recession try growing ornamental vegetables [...] [...] Well-respected garden author Tracy DiSabato-Aust (”The Well-Tended Perennial Garden” was her first big hit) suggests that those feeling the recession try growing ornamental vegetables [...]

]]> By: Tracy DiSabato-Aust http://www.tracylive.com/2009/01/feeling-the-recession-turn-to-gardening-with-ornamental-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Tracy DiSabato-Aust Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:16:26 +0000 http://www.tracylive.com/?p=227#comment-97 So glad to get such wonderful feed back on the ornamental veggie blog. I hope everyone will check out the Fennel and Fern commnet/ links which demonstrate some beautiful vegetable/potager ideas. Also I had a question on whether my recommendations would tolerate Washington D.C. soils. And they definately should. Of course most plants prefer well-draining soil high in organic matter for best growth. See my book The Well-Tended Perennial Garden for information on soils. Also there was a question on recommendations for beginners. I always recommend beginners start slowly and work with a few new plants at a time to get their feet wet and improve their success. Also this gives the gardener time to really enjoy something new. Another blog on ornamental edibles should be up soon. Thanks for writing. So glad to get such wonderful feed back on the ornamental veggie blog. I hope everyone will check out the Fennel and Fern commnet/ links which demonstrate some beautiful vegetable/potager ideas. Also I had a question on whether my recommendations would tolerate Washington D.C. soils. And they definately should. Of course most plants prefer well-draining soil high in organic matter for best growth. See my book The Well-Tended Perennial Garden for information on soils. Also there was a question on recommendations for beginners. I always recommend beginners start slowly and work with a few new plants at a time to get their feet wet and improve their success. Also this gives the gardener time to really enjoy something new. Another blog on ornamental edibles should be up soon. Thanks for writing.

]]> By: Jacqueline http://www.tracylive.com/2009/01/feeling-the-recession-turn-to-gardening-with-ornamental-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Jacqueline Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:58:01 +0000 http://www.tracylive.com/?p=227#comment-94 GardenRant led me here as well. This blog post particularly interested me. It provides information and inspiration for several projects that have filled my pre-garden-season time lately - planning a school garden, planning my own garden, and proposing that my business (which is in the food industry) replaces its lame landscaping with edible plants. Thank you, thank you. More, please! GardenRant led me here as well.

This blog post particularly interested me. It provides information and inspiration for several projects that have filled my pre-garden-season time lately – planning a school garden, planning my own garden, and proposing that my business (which is in the food industry) replaces its lame landscaping with edible plants.

Thank you, thank you.

More, please!

]]> By: Cindy http://www.tracylive.com/2009/01/feeling-the-recession-turn-to-gardening-with-ornamental-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Cindy Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:39:33 +0000 http://www.tracylive.com/?p=227#comment-93 i was lead here by garden rant and you have excellent info, thanks! i began incorporating veggies in my regular small urban garden last year & plan to expand on that theme this year, thanks for the tips! and will certainly parooze the comments too, tks fennel and fern! i'd like to learn better succession planting to manage gaps too. and yes please recommend herbs. i've allowed my neighbours lemon balm (i wish her oregano would make it over!) to flourish where's its landed but want to blend some low 'ground cover' types into my lawn that won't grow if possible. thanks so much for all the info sharing. i was lead here by garden rant and you have excellent info, thanks!
i began incorporating veggies in my regular small urban garden last year & plan to expand on that theme this year, thanks for the tips! and will certainly parooze the comments too, tks fennel and fern! i’d like to learn better succession planting to manage gaps too.

and yes please recommend herbs. i’ve allowed my neighbours lemon balm (i wish her oregano would make it over!) to flourish where’s its landed but want to blend some low ‘ground cover’ types into my lawn that won’t grow if possible. thanks so much for all the info sharing.

]]> By: Nikki http://www.tracylive.com/2009/01/feeling-the-recession-turn-to-gardening-with-ornamental-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Nikki Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:07:42 +0000 http://www.tracylive.com/?p=227#comment-92 Hi Tracy, I found your page through Garden Rant. I write about gardening, too, for Washington Home & Garden. I'm planning a garden for this spring, partly to save on the cost of produce and partly so I can have a better sense of what I'm writing about. Will your suggestions fare well in DC soil? Do you have any thoughts or suggestions for a first timer? Thanks! Nikki Editor, aspiring green thumb http://www.whgmag.com/151-nikki/ Hi Tracy,

I found your page through Garden Rant. I write about gardening, too, for Washington Home & Garden. I’m planning a garden for this spring, partly to save on the cost of produce and partly so I can have a better sense of what I’m writing about.

Will your suggestions fare well in DC soil? Do you have any thoughts or suggestions for a first timer?

Thanks!
Nikki
Editor, aspiring green thumb

http://www.whgmag.com/151-nikki/

]]> By: Fennel and Fern http://www.tracylive.com/2009/01/feeling-the-recession-turn-to-gardening-with-ornamental-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Fennel and Fern Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:32:01 +0000 http://www.tracylive.com/?p=227#comment-91 We have written a number of posts at Fennel and Fern about vegetable gardens which look as good as they taste. Check out a few here: http://fennelandfern.blogspot.com/2008/07/inspiration-board-do-my-eyes-deceive-me.html http://fennelandfern.blogspot.com/2008/07/inspiration-board-potager.html http://fennelandfern.blogspot.com/2009/01/inspiration-board-potager-lettuces.html Hope these are helpful! We have written a number of posts at Fennel and Fern about vegetable gardens which look as good as they taste. Check out a few here:

http://fennelandfern.blogspot.com/2008/07/inspiration-board-do-my-eyes-deceive-me.html

http://fennelandfern.blogspot.com/2008/07/inspiration-board-potager.html

http://fennelandfern.blogspot.com/2009/01/inspiration-board-potager-lettuces.html

Hope these are helpful!

]]> By: Tracy DiSabato-Aust http://www.tracylive.com/2009/01/feeling-the-recession-turn-to-gardening-with-ornamental-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Tracy DiSabato-Aust Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:14:06 +0000 http://www.tracylive.com/?p=227#comment-89 Glad you like the veggie suggestions. Can't wait to share more with you. And yes I agree edible plants and fruits can be the stars of any garden space including the often less than creative foundation plantings. Glad you like the veggie suggestions. Can’t wait to share more with you. And yes I agree edible plants and fruits can be the stars of any garden space including the often less than creative foundation plantings.

]]> By: nhnursery http://www.tracylive.com/2009/01/feeling-the-recession-turn-to-gardening-with-ornamental-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-86 nhnursery Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:43:17 +0000 http://www.tracylive.com/?p=227#comment-86 There are so many options to landscaping with edible plants or fruits. No need to hide your garden in the backyard anymore. It is okay to plant edibles in the side or front yards! There are so many options to landscaping with edible plants or fruits. No need to hide your garden in the backyard anymore. It is okay to plant edibles in the side or front yards!

]]> By: Beth Daye http://www.tracylive.com/2009/01/feeling-the-recession-turn-to-gardening-with-ornamental-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Beth Daye Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:20:29 +0000 http://www.tracylive.com/?p=227#comment-85 What a perfect topic! And yes, please write more about the fabulous edible plants you mentioned. I'm busy planning my veggie garden for this year and I love your suggestions. I'll be looking for seeds ASAP. Thank you!! What a perfect topic! And yes, please write more about the fabulous edible plants you mentioned. I’m busy planning my veggie garden for this year and I love your suggestions. I’ll be looking for seeds ASAP. Thank you!!

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