Urban Gardening

Being able to eat is a high priority in a Survival situation, second only to having water. Our friend Nat over at ExtraordinaryIntelligence.com sent me this link on gardening in containers. This is something I know a little something about. I have lived in places that I had NO yard to plant anything. We grew tomatoes, cucumbers, and jalepeno peppers in 5 gallon buckets, with great success.  Instead of going into great detail with mu experiences with this I’m going to paste part of a Article that is on PlanetGreen.com and then give you the link to the full article. The article has some links to videos and other things that you may find interesting. So here goes…..

66 Things You Can Grow At Home: In Containers, Without a Garden

From apples and figs to bananas and guavas — and hops

By Rachel Cernansky

Growing your own food is exciting, not only because you get to see things grow from nothing into ready-to-eat fruits and veggies, but you also don’t have to worry about the pesticides they might contain, and you definitely cut down on the miles they—and you—have to travel.

As it turns out, with pretty minimal effort, anyone can be a gardener. My boyfriend and I are essentially first-timers this season and so far have the beginnings of strawberries peeking out, tomatoes are on their way, the basil’s about ready for a big batch of pesto, and once the last frost hits, the peppers, kale, spinach, chard, and mesclun will be on their way, too. All on a tiny little terrace (with the help of a little DIY carpentry).

So here is the link to the rest of the Article . So enjoy and i hope you give it a try.

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