01-14-2012, 01:47 AM
i agree with carey, that your neighbors are really important here. i am so glad i planted first thing, by the time the house was built (took about 4 years) we have wonderful edibles everywhere. fruit trees, sweet potatoes, taro etc. but i was on island and never went over a week without my being there, and did fertilize and weed, but not faithfully as i was building. i did fense and gate right away also. we were lucky , never had a problem but had neighbors close by , not on a backroad jungle lot...i say try it with a tangerine tree or two and the impossible to kill bananas. and see what happens. you wont be out that much, and might be pleasantly surprized.