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| Author: | katali [ Aug 6th, '14, 22:35 ] |
| Post subject: | how much space? |
I would ideally like to be as self sufficient as possible, so how much space do you reckon I need to grow everything or almost that a family of 3 needs? Or, I am hoping to have a 14ft x 28ft polytunnel, with 2ft wide beds down each side and a 4ft wide bed down the middle. Plus I gotta fit about 3 ibc's in somewhere. Will that be enough space? Thanks! |
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| Author: | Stuart Chignell [ Aug 7th, '14, 04:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: how much space? |
It depends. Since you are in the UK you are not likely to get masses of growth over winter so do grow all your own food you would need a really large system but then you would have a huge surplus over summer. |
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| Author: | katali [ Aug 8th, '14, 00:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: how much space? |
I have wondered about this, but would like to do as much as possible anyway. I want to learn about how to preserve food so that when I do have excess I can put it aside for colder times, and if I do have too much I'm happy to give away to neighbours/friends etc. |
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| Author: | Stuart Chignell [ Aug 8th, '14, 06:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: how much space? |
I've got an ~100m2 greenhouse and it produces more than we can eat in summer and is a big job to preserve but not nearly enough in winter. It really comes down to your available resources (space, money, time, material, etc.) |
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| Author: | katali [ Aug 8th, '14, 17:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: how much space? |
Wow, I wish I could afford that! |
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| Author: | Stuart Chignell [ Aug 8th, '14, 17:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: how much space? |
In that case the question to answer is not how much space you need but how do I afford a 100m2 system. Alternatively how much money do I have to devote to this. |
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