I am not about to critique any of the above, except for the beer stuff. Beer to kills slugs? Sounds like someone wastes beer, imo.

My time for gardening is about nil. I have only the weekend to get anything done, and it's not enough time to keep the already planted ornamental beds from looking like jungles. I do nto want to create a garden that adds a lot more work for me to do. However, I do want to plant some things that are edible. Toward that end, I am trying to plant some things that will grow without much attention.

The first things that are going in are ramps. Small, wild leeks, native to the Northeastern U.S. I also think I am going to add some amaranth to my ornamental beds, raspberry and blackberry bushes (the birds will feast probably), and I am considering fruit and nut trees as well as strawberries.