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I will be moving to St. Thomas in 10 days with my boyfriend, and while we have an apartment, we are still job hunting (we both have had leads, but nothing definite as of yet). We will have some money when we move down, but after shipping the car, paying may's bills, saving for june rent and bills, we're going to be living pretty lean for a while. Is it unreasonable to think we can plant a garden, or even just some beans and tomato plants on our deck? What grows well there? I've been trying to look this topic up on the internet, and either im just not looking in the right place, or there really is no luck to gardening on the island. i'm not looking to live off the 'fat of the land', we just thought maybe we could save a buck or two in the long run on some veggies.
any advice will be great.
also, whats the average car insurance coverage on the island? we're shipping a 98 saturn coupe...good little car, but nothing new or worth alot, just a work car.. what can we expect to spend on insurance once we get down there?
any info would be great, and we'll see you in T-10 days!
Posted : May 6, 2005 2:30 am
Barb,
From what I understand after reading about gardening a month or so ago, rain is a big problem. I'll defer to those who have tried it, though.
Next item. It's gotta be costing more to ship that car than it's worth. Why not sell it and buy another when you get to the island? Seems like you'd save quite a bit, especially after reading your description of your car.
Posted : May 6, 2005 7:48 am
There are quite a few gardeners on this site - luckily for them I missed the "seedling swap" because I have killed everything I sprouted last month. However, dear hubby has managed to get a nice little garden going. Water is the problem and sun - way too much sun for little seedlings to prosper. Depending on where you are on the island, tomatoes may be a problem. They don't do well on the east end. Beans, Okra, melons and herbs seem to do well most anywhere.
Pamela
Posted : May 6, 2005 1:58 pm
I wish i had known about this before last week. We just got back from our straight 24 hour drive down to florida where we shipped the car from. I think the cost of sellinig/buying would have pretty much evened out though. ...in the end it wasn't my decision b/c its not my car (and my boyfriend loves his car)..my car i'm selling (so if anyone knows anyone in the NY area looking to by a 04 corolla i'im looking to sell). we would have taken that car but it cannot leave the continental US due to finance agreements. we're both a little green (no pun intended) as to this moving thing, and i think that after there will be alot that we will say "we should have done..." but in the end, after the caribbean has kicked our butts, we'll still be living on one heck of a pretty island, and for now, if i'm going to be in debt anywhere, i'd rather it be tropical debt... Thanks for your help on the gardening. we're going to be living around Bolongo bay, I believe its the dryer side of the island, so i guess its going to be trial and error for a while
Posted : May 6, 2005 3:34 pm
Barb,
It's not so much that the east end is the drier side of the island but from what the "old salts" have told me, some plants like tomatoes actually need a temperature differental of about 8 degrees between day and night. Many a day there is not 8 degrees difference between noon and midnight on the east end. Don't think the plants factor in the tradewinds.
Pamela.
Posted : May 6, 2005 6:17 pm
its worth it to ship it down. You know it does not have any island miles on it. And you know it runs good, most likly worth 7-8 thousand here. Just gussing cause its a 98. for insurance I pay 285 a year for a 89 jeep cherokee
Posted : May 7, 2005 1:37 am
Who are the major auto insurers on island?
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