RE: Are "Home Grown" Vegetables Economically Viable?

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Plants are definitely preferable to paving! The main secret to success is to study the area and see how much sun you get in every spot during your growing season and how the area drains rainwater. This will determine what you plant where.
The green leafy vegetables are the most fuss-free but when you have soil that's been under cement and paving, you need tons of compost and a few seasons to fix that soil. It might also be worth getting it pH tested to see whether the lime in the cement has made it too alkaline. It's also a good idea to plant legumes in the beginning, they tolerate soil that's low in nitrogen and over time, you'll create soil that is fruitful

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Ahhhh! Very interesting, that might be the reason. We put down many bags of new compost and fertiliser very soon after removing the slabs. So maybe we just need to give the soil a few years to recover it's natural fertility... (It's an English "South Facing" garden, but the paving was laid about 15 years ago).

Many thanks for this advice 👏 @nikv √
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My pleasure! It's a process, for sure. I had to dig up my vegetable patch, sieve the soil and get rid of the stones and builder's rubble before I could start getting viable growth and harvests

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