The Garden · 4007 Strendal Dr

Fourteen years of food.
Zero pesticides. Ever.

Not a raised bed hobby garden. A real, in-ground, chemical-free growing system that has fed a family for over a decade — and is ready to feed yours.

14 yrs
Chemical-free
0
Pesticides used
8 mo
Growing season
5+
Varieties of pepper
🌱 100% Chemical-Free Soil
👶 Safe for children & pets
🍅 March through October harvest
🌿 Living soil — 14 years nurtured

The Philosophy

When your children play here,
the soil matters.

Most people talk about wanting a garden. The family at 4007 Strendal Drive actually built one — and maintained it, without a single drop of pesticide, for fourteen years.

This isn't performance gardening. It's a working, productive, in-ground plot that has yielded tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, garlic, bitter gourd, squash, and beans season after season. The kind of harvest that fills baskets. That gets shared with neighbours. That gets frozen, dehydrated, and preserved for winter.

North Carolina gives you nearly eight months of growing season — from March through October. The soil here is ready. Alive. Waiting.

A single day's harvest
A single day's harvest · Summer 2024

What Grows Here

Five varieties of pepper.
And that's just the beginning.

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Tomatoes
Multiple varieties · heirloom & hybrid · heavy yield
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Peppers
5+ varieties including jalapeño, banana, bell & hot
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Cucumbers
Trellis-grown · crisp & abundant through summer
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Garlic & Onions
Planted in autumn · harvested early summer
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Bitter Gourd
A rare find · grows vigorously on trellis
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Beans
Green & flat varieties · continuous harvest
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Zucchini & Squash
Prolific growers · feed the whole neighbourhood
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Sunflowers
Natural pollinators · tall sentinels by the fence
Herb Garden · Just outside the kitchen door
Mint Basil Rosemary Fresh in summer · frozen & dehydrated for winter
Box harvest · Heirloom tomatoes
Box harvest · Heirloom tomatoes · August 2024

The Yield

Not a few tomatoes.
Boxes of them.

This is what a properly established, chemically untouched garden produces. Not a plant or two on a patio — a real growing system that has had fourteen seasons to mature, deepen, and become extraordinarily productive.

The tomatoes fill boxes. The peppers come faster than you can use them. The herbs dry on their own. In season, this garden genuinely reduces your grocery bill — and everything you eat from it, you grew yourself.

Growing Season — March through October
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When your children play in this yard, you want soil that's alive — not poisoned. When you harvest, you want food that nourishes — not chemicals that harm.

14 years of chemical-free growing · 4007 Strendal Dr · Cary, NC

Why This Matters

Fourteen years of
living soil.

Healthy soil doesn't happen overnight. It builds over years of composting, careful growing, and the absence of chemical intervention. The soil at 4007 Strendal is ready to produce — from the very first season.

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Zero Pesticides
Not a single pesticide application in 14 years. The soil's natural ecosystem is intact and thriving.
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In-Ground, Not Raised
This is a true in-ground garden — deeper root systems, better water retention, more productive growing.
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Year-Round Produce
Fresh from the garden in summer. Frozen, dried, and preserved herbs carry the harvest through winter.
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8 Months of Season
North Carolina's climate gives you March through October. One of the longest growing seasons in the US.

Come and walk the garden yourself.

No description does it justice. Schedule a private tour of 4007 Strendal Drive and step into the garden that's been building quietly for fourteen years.

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