Comments on: Starting a garden from scratch

By: Lawn moss

Lawn moss — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:54:58 +0000

great post- good to see people really caring about their gardens and making the most of them

By: Misty

Misty — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:22:57 +0000

I’ve used the wading pool idea, had hubby put a few holes in the bottom of it for drainage and it worked great! happy garden’n everyone!

By: Janet

Janet — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:12:14 +0000

Thanks for the great information. I’ll be starting my vegetable garden this year. Thought the wading pool idea is kinda neat. I wonder how many have used that method. Good way to recycle those old plastic pools.

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By: larry orourke

larry orourke — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:53:30 +0000

looking to start a veggie garden but still have not found any one that has some extra seeds to start a garden ,If their is anyone withsome extra seeds plzs e-mail me and I'll forward my address where they can be sent thank you. Sincerely ,larry

By: Joan Bailey

Joan Bailey — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:52:20 +0000

Hi Emily,

One thing I learned early on (meaning I made a bit of an error and that’s what helped the lesson stick!), is that when you’re watching light patterns remember the season you’re in. We chose our garden spot based on a few different factors, including light, and found that the large trees just to the east blocked much of the light in the summer. (I know that should have been obvious, but in our eagerness and in the winter planning joy it didn’t cross our minds.)

We’ve been fine, it just takes a little longer for things to fruit. I’ve remedied this a bit by tending to choose, for example, tomato varieties that produce pretty quickly. I’ve also added large pots scattered about that I can move around or position in strong light. There has been no shortage of produce from our garden, and things like lettuce, kale, and the herbs are all pretty happy, too. Just something to keep in mind.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:43:55 +0000

Bruce – This is *beautiful!* What are you growing vertically – is that squash of some kind? What a great use of otherwise wasted space!

By: Bruce F

Bruce F — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:33:05 +0000

Love the site, especially the practical advice on gardening………….

A few of us who live in the city of Chicago are trying to grow heirloom vegetables on our rooftops in cheap homemade earthboxes. It sounds more than a little preposterous to suggest that what we’re doing is a real solution to the huge environmental problems in front of us, but it might be a tiny piece. We think they’re a great way to build connections in a fragmented social/political landscape.

Not selling anything, I’m giving “it” away.

Here’s the Flickr link, along side the pics is a little how-to guide with plenty of links.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7458996@N06/sets/72157603652656573/

By: TeacherPatti

TeacherPatti — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:36:15 +0000

Oh, absolutely! Please let me know

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:23:27 +0000

Patti- School gardens are an awesome idea! I worked with the Kalamazoo Boys and Girls Club and an elementary school on their school gardening project. Lots of great memories, like the kid who screamed in disgust “There’s a LEAF in my salad!” and Quineesha raising her kholrabi in triumph and all the kids chomping down fresh herbs on homemade goat cheese on Saltines. “Hey! He took the last of the basil! I wanted some more basil!”

I’ve already got five folks on the line, but I can probably hook you up with some school gardeners in the area…you interested?