Archive for the ‘ Container Gardening ’ Category
PhotoSynthesizing Like Nobody’s Business
One of the lettuce plants in my kitchen garden got a little singed – I think from the reflected light of my new solar reflectors. Consequently, I decided to replace the mirror-like poster board of these reflectors with some new poster board that has a more muted silvery surface for diffused light. I decided to [...]
Container Gardening: Mulching, Sunning, Watering
I added mulch to the containers in my kitchen to stop some of the evaporation that was going on (used some fennel and carrot top scraps and then also some beautiful river stones because I like the aesthetic of them). I have the central heat on a bit during the day, which was drying out [...]
Containing my Garden in Winter
While I have space for planting both on the side of my kitchen and along a back alley (below photos were taken last winter), I want to see what it would be like to grow much of my food in containers. I think housing some large containers in the kitchen will have the added benefit [...]
November 2009: Planning and Planting for the Winter
Wintertime is actually the perfect time to start an edible garden. Fava beans and peas are two great winter crops that fertilize (fix nitrogen in) your soil while providing food for the table as well. If you currently have a lawn that you are not using, think about sheet mulching it and planting cover crops [...]
