Victory Gardens
I started my Urban Vegetable Garden on Saturday May 15, 2010, with a trip to Lowe’s Home and Gardening supply. They are a big outfit yet cost effective for getting things when you know what you want (I wouldn’t be caught dead in Home Depot). Their prices are good and to my surprise they had excellent customer service. I purchased 1, 3 square foot bag of garden soil by Kellogg and 1, 2 square foot bag of Miracle Grow garden soil along with 5, 5 gallon plastic painters pales. Next stop was “Sheridan Gardens” nursery in Burbank, California, where I bought Tomato, Pepper, Eggplant, and Herb plants. They were a little pricey but they had very healthy plants and good customer service. I shall list them on the Greener pages next week. I shall list the varieties of plants specifically next week as well.
I drilled 10, 5/16th inch holes on the bottom of each pale and then I cut rounds out of brown paper bags to place loosely on the bottom of each pale so that dirt wouldn’t fall out of the holes until they erode naturally. I filled the pales up with 3 parts of Kellogg’s soil to 1 part Miracle Grow, planted the vegetable plants in them and placed them in the shade until the evening cooled off everything so I could water them and place them in the locations I desired.
In the pictures below you shall see everything needed to do this, including drill for the holes in the bottom of the pales and a razor knife to cut out the paper bag circles.
I shall report progress
2 Weeks Later and I have added my Aireloom Tomatoes that came in and some Marigolds for Color and to gaurd against insects.
7 Five Gal. Pales w/ Herbs, Eggplant, Tomatos, & Peppers 2 One Gal w/ Marigolds. Buds on Basil ready to be cliped off to insure new leaf growth
Marigolds, (Bugs hate these) I let my Eggplants go to flower early because I like tiny ones.
Four Weeks Later and after triming back buds and lower leafs they seem to be really taking off
Pepper plant flower Dill, Basil, and Tyme Tomato plant flower
Into Week Number 5 and things are taking shape
Dill Flowers Marigolds bustin-out Once again with the darn Basil Flowers
Peppers forming all over Newly forming Tomato
40 days and I thought I'd take a peek at night
Can you believe this is the same Tomato as (just above right)? And these are the same peppers dancing under the full moon
The Marigolds are the stars at night And looky here; a golden pear Tomato is forming
48 days into it
This guy has doubled in size A bunch is forming
The Tai Chilies are growing strong Basil after clipping, Tyme on the bottom is really taking off
60 Days After Planting