Extreme Urban Gardening: April 2014

Just to show off a bit, this is my amazing urban garden in San Diego...

I have been gardening on my patio for almost three years and it had become my fun free time hobby! I love being able to grow almost anything my heart desires because of

my patio...

it gets sun from sunrise to sunset which =

PERFECT GARDENING CONDITIONS!!!!!

Here are some pictures to show off the labor of my love and hopefully I can document the progress of my personal garden...what I have growing right now it's pumpkin, corn, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, and tons of different flowers & herbs throughout, including in a repurposed shoe rack! All tables, storage&containers in my garden have been reclaimed or resused

(alley treasures are the greatest!)

Being GREEN while making some $$$

I am currently in the process of growing transplant vegetables for sale. I'm doing this by growing the plants from exotic heirloom seeds.

These transplants are rare plants that you won't find at big box garden stores. The homemade pots the transplants are growing in are made of recycled paper, so they are biodegradable! This means you can plant the pot right in the ground!

The varieties include:
1) Orange Peach tomato
2) Indian Finger pepper
3) Chocolate Habanero pepper
4) DelikaTesse (German) cucumber
5) Rich Sweetness 132 melon
6) Purple Calabash tomato
7) Sugerbaby (red stalk) corn
8) Super Sugar Snap pea
9) Sweet 9 Bells pepper

Each variety was originally planted in 25 biodegradable pots which = one tray of plants

I started the first round of trays (3 trays per round) on March 10th and since then every other week I would start a new round of trays. Currently, I have a total of 10 trays in varying stages of growth!

My transplants today...

MAKE YOUR OWN

BIODEGRADABLE POTS for TRANSPLANT VEGGIES

Step #1

Get a newspaper, rip it in half

Step #2

Fold again, a little less than in half

Step #3

Get a can of soup, large,and lay it down on the halved paper, letting the can be halfway on and off the paper

Step #4

Roll the paper up around the can

Step #5

Fold over the excess rolled paper around the bottom of the can like your wrapping a present

Step #6

Press down on folded edges on the bottom of the can and carefully slip out the can from the newly formed paper pot, it will be very delicate.

Step #7

Fill the pot with your soil mixture, the soil will hold the bottom folds closed, making the pot complete

Step #8

Place the filled pots in a tray or flat to make transport and handling of newly made pots easier

Step #9

Put 1 or 2 seeds in each pot and press down firmly on soil placed over seed to ensure good water exposure and promote sturdy root growth! Make sure to keep the soil nice and moist. Final result should look like this