As you can see, I have started my
adventures into alternatives to the
traditional ways of gardening for this year. I have four upside-down
topsy turvy tomato planters hanging on my old rusty clothesline post.
Each one contains a healthy organic tomato plant, Heinz variety 2653
from Territorial Seed Company. I bought the planters for $11.25 each
on Ebay, as well as a pattern to make my own. Haven't made them yet,
we'll see how that goes. Hanging the tomato plants upside down is
supposed to prevent the need for staking them up, weeding and dealing
with pests. It also means you don't have to bend down to do your work.
There's a hole in the top so you just get the garden hose and put in the
water, and the excess drips out little holes in the bottom. It's really quite
an ingenious design. This is what they look like as of April 12, 2006.
If they appear to thrive, I'll be buying or making more of these and hanging them from posts which my son will drive into the ground. I also have hanging grow bags where the plants grow out holes in the sides. I'm sprouting some green bean seeds to put in those, and some asparagus. Will show pictures of those when available. The whole idea is more food with less work, and it's all organic and healthy. Growing vertically will at least double the amount of plants you can grow with. Will show you pictures as they become available.
We had quite a bit of wind this week, and while the tomato plants I had sitting on the table outside were whipped around until they were no longer viable, the plants in these planters look no worse for the wear.
In the bags I put 2/3 potting soil and 1/3 compost. The soil here is clay, which is not conducive to growing, so even if I was going to do traditional gardening, I'd have to turn the soil and mix something else in. That would be a lot of work, this is much easier.
Why grow your own food? Because it makes you more self-sufficient. At times when you might not have money to buy food, you can always step out your back door and pick something that God and nature have provided. And, it's always nice NOT to help fund the huge food-producing industry. It's nice to keep things small and personal.
Try a gardening coop with your friends and neighbors so you can grow and share a wider variety of food types.
Check back
often to see how my little garden is growing.
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traditional ways of gardening for this year. I have four upside-down
topsy turvy tomato planters hanging on my old rusty clothesline post.
Each one contains a healthy organic tomato plant, Heinz variety 2653
from Territorial Seed Company. I bought the planters for $11.25 each
on Ebay, as well as a pattern to make my own. Haven't made them yet,
we'll see how that goes. Hanging the tomato plants upside down is
supposed to prevent the need for staking them up, weeding and dealing
with pests. It also means you don't have to bend down to do your work.
There's a hole in the top so you just get the garden hose and put in the
water, and the excess drips out little holes in the bottom. It's really quite
an ingenious design. This is what they look like as of April 12, 2006.
If they appear to thrive, I'll be buying or making more of these and hanging them from posts which my son will drive into the ground. I also have hanging grow bags where the plants grow out holes in the sides. I'm sprouting some green bean seeds to put in those, and some asparagus. Will show pictures of those when available. The whole idea is more food with less work, and it's all organic and healthy. Growing vertically will at least double the amount of plants you can grow with. Will show you pictures as they become available.
We had quite a bit of wind this week, and while the tomato plants I had sitting on the table outside were whipped around until they were no longer viable, the plants in these planters look no worse for the wear.
In the bags I put 2/3 potting soil and 1/3 compost. The soil here is clay, which is not conducive to growing, so even if I was going to do traditional gardening, I'd have to turn the soil and mix something else in. That would be a lot of work, this is much easier.
Why grow your own food? Because it makes you more self-sufficient. At times when you might not have money to buy food, you can always step out your back door and pick something that God and nature have provided. And, it's always nice NOT to help fund the huge food-producing industry. It's nice to keep things small and personal.
Try a gardening coop with your friends and neighbors so you can grow and share a wider variety of food types.
Check back
often to see how my little garden is growing.Back to the Unhindered Living Knowledge Collection
Visit Products for Unhindered Living