As you all know, I love container gardens. I have moved a bunch in my life and right now, nothing feels quite permanent. Container gardens help me in many ways. They help because sometimes I need to pack up and move. And they also help me still garden with a back injury because with potting [...]
Today is my dad’s birthday and I forgot all about it. I NEVER forget his birthday. But I no longer have wall calendar-I keep everything in my planner and the birthdays didn’t get transferred, and the kids all just started school, and work is busy, and well-I forgot until he reminded me on the phone [...]
I found a GREAT list of plants that do well in containers and are therefore really good for urban gardeners. Thanks to Urban Gardening Help for this information. This is only a bit of it so I encourage you to click over and see the multitude of resources available for urban gardeners-and those of us [...]
Ideally, it is great to plant your veggies in larger pots so that transplanting is not necessary within their short season. In addition, many of them do not transplant well. But it worse comes to worse, and you would rather not thin and toss-you might want to throw a few in another pot instead and [...]
I am excited to show you the beginnings of my mom’s rooftop container garden this year, because I want you to see how easy it can be to grow in small places, and even how some package directions should be ignored. I’m not kidding. I know, I know. Normally I am more of a stickler [...]
