Gardening

[Plainflatlander]

If you could only grow one thing in your garden, what would that be? And why?

 

[Amish Heart]

Winter squash. Because I could find other things to eat around me in the spring and summer. Winter squash is grown in the summer, and lasts all winter.

 

[LadyLocust]

I agree with AH but we don't eat a ton of winter squash so my answer would probably be tomatoes assuming I could still can them. We eat a lot of toms and tom sauce.

 

[Bacpacker]

AH is spot on. But I'd probably go for dried beans.

 

[Neb]

Potatoes

Max calories per acre

Ben

 

[Bacpacker]

All three named so far share a couple traits. Not a great deal of labor involved until harvest. Store very well over winter till time to replant. Bountiful harvest typically

 

[montanabill]

The three sisters, corn beans and squash. But the question was about what one thing.....i tend to see things thru a apocalyptic end of the world as we know it lens so for best winter food i would go with a good winter squash that keeps thru the winter till the spring crops come in. Hopi orange squash, spaghetti squash all do good here in our short season.

 

[Weedygarden]

If you could only grow one thing in your garden, what would that be? And why?

I would never limit myself to one thing because of plant diseases and problems. Some years something fails, after having years of being successful growing in my garden.

 

[Plainflatlander]

Green beans were my first choice, due to fact you can eat fresh and can/freeze surplus. Plus they produce very well. Winter squashes were next on my list due to long shelf especially butternut squash.

 

[ClemKadiddlehopper]

Potatoes.

I am making the assumption that we aren't getting much else to eat and only get to grow one veggie. Dried beans would be second choice.

If we are getting other stuff to eat but are restricted to one veggie, than I might swing for squash instead.

A kind world would let me have all three.

 

[joel]

Beans

 

[joel]

Potatoes.

I am making the assumption that we aren't getting much else to eat and only get to grow one veggie. Dried beans would be second choice.

If we are getting other stuff to eat but are restricted to one veggie, than I might swing for squash instead.

A kind world would let me have all three.

I am assuming that we can pick/harvest wild plants & animals, but only grow one vegetable. I go with beans because can be eaten in four stages: 1)shell are small & tender. 2) immature beans. 3)Mature green beans. 4) Mature dry beans. 5) most bean vine tips can be stir fried or boiled, as well as the young leaves.

 

[shadowrider]

Sweet potatoes

 

[joel]

Sweet potatoes

You can make bread & a lot of dishes with sweet potatoes, even eat them raw.