Today I am going to show you the easiest way that you can start to grow your own food. And you won’t need any outdoor space… You just need a spot on your kitchen counter. I am going to share with you how to grow your own sprouts indoors. No need to buy fancy gadgets or machines. You can do this on the cheap. You ready? Let’s do it! What you’ll...
Do you have problems watering your seeds? Not sure the best way to water them? I’ve had this problem too. That’s why I am happy that I came across this DIY project on FunInTheMaking.net that I can share with you. It’s DIY seed watering pot and it will help you to easily water your seeds without having the impact of the water harming them. What you’ll need Plastic jug of some kind – I used a milk container, but you can use a maple syrup container or something similar. Drill and a 1/16″ drill bit or...
Mint is a commonly grown herb in container gardens… …but do you know the health benefits of this herb? Well today, I’ll share some with you some ways that I use it and other ways that it can be used. Common uses for mint Soothes aches, pains and stomach problems You can easily make mint tea by steeping mint leaves in hot water for a few minutes....
Which herbs should you start from seeds? You can experiment and find out on your own… …or you can read the rest of this post and save yourself the hassle. If you want to save time and energy, continue reading. Some herbs require too much of your time There definitely is something fun about starting from seed. You get to take care of the seedling and watch it grow until you finally use. Like a child of yours. No doubt on that. But there are some herbs that are too much work and require too much of your precious time to start...
Deciding what to grow is an important decision. It’s also the question that I get asked most often when people are starting their urban gardens. To that question, I often respond with a series of questions that you need to ask yourself. Here they are: What’s the location that I am growing in? How much sunlight does my space get? What am I growing in? Once you answer those three questions, your choices will automatically be narrowed down. If you only get three hours of sunlight, your chances of growing cucumbers are small. Then...
What can I grow? That’s the most common question that I get asked. First, you’ll have to decide on the location of your urban garden. Then you’ll have to determine how much sunlight your garden space gets. There are four main categories of sunlight: Full sun. 6+ hours of direct sunlight. Partial sun. 4-5 hours of direct sunlight. Partial shade. 2-4 hours of direct sunlight. Shade Less than 1 hour of direct sunlight. Since we are living in urban environments, we have other structures that we are dealing...
When you live in an apartment your space is limited. That’s especially true when it comes to your garden. We barely have room for furniture. Forget about tomatoes. This is why it’s important to consider all options when deciding where to start your apartment vegetable garden. Since a lot of apartment dwellers are renters as well, we need to take into consideration the costs involved and what our landlord will allow. It ain’t no thang though because here are seven (7) spaces where you can start your apartment garden: Fire...
I’m going to be moving in the next couple of weeks. Why does it matter and what’s it have to do with urban gardening? Even though I’m moving into the apartment next door to mine, I am losing the balcony and the balcony garden. Why should you care? It matters because I will be growing in an all new location and using new methods including growing indoors using natural and grow lights and growing hydroponically. So be sure to hit me up with your indoor and hydroponic questions. Losing my balcony, but gaining more garden...
The strangest posts wind up causing some controversy. It doesn’t make sense to me. When I wrote about why having an emergency seed bank is important, I didn’t quite get the reaction that I’d expect. I received emails, Facebook comments and Tweets saying that I couldn’t be more wrong about storing the seeds and that freezing them was a horrible...
Winter is the time of year when many raising red worms will find it difficult. They find their worms are dying off. This can easily be avoided if you take precautions when raising your red worms. Seasonal changes affect the way one raises their red worms. When winter arrives we concentrate on keeping our red worms warm. It is much easier when raising red worms to keep a worm bin warm than trying to keep it cool enough during the warmer months. Raising red worms and transitioning from winter to spring can be relatively simple if you approach...
Some believe that one of the best investments to currently make is in an emergency seed bank. With everything that is going on with the global economy and food system, it’s hard to argue. What would happen if our food supply was cut-off? or the price of food sky rockets too high? Yes, it is important to have the canned goods and non-perishables, but what happens when they run out and the supermarket shelves are dry? That’s where having an emergency seed bank helps out. I’m not getting all sensationalistic and saying it’s...
This is gonna be the last post of 2011..hard to believe it’s over. Have lots planned for 2012 and want to share some of it with you. Most of which is based on the most and least popular posts of the year, along with all the emails, comments on this site and on the Facebook page, Twitter and YouTube. In 2012, I am going to be focusing even more attention on showing...
This was the first year that I started to share seasonal garden recipes. They were a popular addition to the site. Earlier in the week, I shared the 10 Most Popular Recipes of 2011. Not all of them were that popular and I like to share my mistakes just as much as my successes. You are asking, “Were they tasty?” Pssshhh, of course they were, but just not...
Everyone posts their greatest and best of collection like I did a few days ago, but no one ever acknowledges the ones that didn’t do so well. So I thought WTF…why not? As I said the other day, there were over 150 posts on Urban Organic Gardener in 2011. Not all of them were very popular. Not only have I learned a lot about gardening in 2011, but I’ve...
Yesterday, we counted down the 10 Most Popular Posts on Urban Organic Gardener in 2011. This was the first year that I started to share seasonal garden recipes. So, I’d like to share with you the Top 10 Most Popular Recipes from the year. The list is compiled strictly from my analytics based on how many times a page was viewed, not by how many people ate it...
There were over 150 posts on Urban Organic Gardener in 2011. Do I really have that much to say?! Since it’s December, I’ve decided to share with you the most popular ones for the year based on your votes. You didn’t really vote, but you kinda of did by checking out these articles. This list is compiled strictly from my analytics based on how many...
Here’s what you’ll need: Acorn squash 1/2 onion 2 cloves of garlic 1 tablespoon of oil (I prefer coconut) Tomato Dark leafy greens (I used collards and dandelion. Kale also works really well.) Goat cheese Dash of salt and pepper How to make: Cut acorn squash into halves and scoop out the seeds. Rub the inside and outside of the squash down with oil and sprinkle...
One of my most favoritest sites, Earth911, had a post titled Charlotte Airport to Start Worm Composting. They post said: The airport plans to open a new $1.1 million recycling center in February with a worm-based composting system that can handle up to two tons of waste per day, the Charlotte Observer reported. This is such a dope idea. The airport will be using...
