Urban Gardening

I just wanted to put up a post to let people know that you don't have to have large amounts of land to garden! Great, fresh food can be grown even in you live in an urban area! I found a really good site to pass along to people that can give people a heads up on growing their own fruits and veggies in the city!   Urban Gardening

Pictures courtesy of: Urban Garden Resource


Take a look and enjoy!

Germinating Plants!

Today I was pleased to find that I have a couple of plants germinated in my green house. One was a cucumber and the other is a tomato plant. Pictures coming soon!

Irrigating Your Garden

Before long, your plants will be in the ground and growing quickly. This means that they will require lots of water. Since summer rains can be hard to predict, it could be wise to irrigate your garden. Watering by hand with a watering can is more than adequate, but if you have lots of gardens or just a large plot in general, irrigating could be a more efficient solution.

Water dripping for a black irrigation hose.

Last summer, I took a few scraps of black irrigation hose home from work to put in my garden. One of the gentlemen I worked with suggested I pick up a hose attachment from the local hardware so I could attach it to my house water spicket.  After doing this, I ran the irrigation line through my summer and winter squash plants to see how it would work. It worked beautifully! Because the hose has pre-made holes already placed at consistent intervals (6, 9, or 12 inches), I could place the holes near the plant's roots without water the rest of the non used garden space which just generates weeds.

I would definitely consider purchasing some of this hose if you are looking for a watering solution.

Enjoy!


Photo courtesy of DripWorks.com

Green House!

Finally, my green house is put together! After I finally found the charger for my power drill, I was able to finish assembling it. It is loaded up with seeds and egg cartons and I'm hoping to start planting this evening. Here are some pictures of it.

I have it sitting high in a southern facing window, so it gets plenty of sun during the day. Because of this, it is also very warm and I don't know if I will need to wrap it in plastic at all. I will be posting more pictures as the plants start to germinate!

Stay Tuned!

Island Beds

I recently found a really interesting article about construction of island garden beds. I've done a few of these at home and they have turned out really nice. These beds are a great way to add features to the landscape around your house and they look very elegant when completed.

The author of this article below had a cool quote: "An island bed is a bed not connected to anything, such as your foundation or property line. It exists as an island, alone in a sea of grass."

Click here for the article: How to Build an Island Bed with Retaining Wall Bricks