Garden Update: We kick ass. Here's the 7'x4' raised bed in the front yard. Contains (left to right) arugula, oregano, mesclun mix, bitty kale starts. (I had a dream about tupperware cloches for the little things - that will probably happen today.)
The backyard. Note the raised beds and tomato planters on either side of the door. Also note the buckets, which are the self-watering containers that I may have raved about recently.
Detail of the left side. Left to right: directly sown peas and spinach in the large bed, strawberries in the repurposed peach crate, empty bucket, lavender in a pot, future site of tomatoes. In the right bed (not shown), we've sown beets and will plant jalapenos and broccoli later.
We made this raised bed yesterday out of cinder blocks that our landlord had just abandoned in the backyard. Soon to house tomatoes and basil. It didn't take too long, and I think it looks rather awesome, especially since we had to build it up around the rosemary. Salvaged materials are beautiful.
Self-watering containers! There are holes in the upper bucket that allow water to wick into the soil and condense back into the lower bucket reservoir. Here's a better description of how they work.
Mesclun mix and rainbow chard are totally BFF with their SWCs.
Tomatoes and jalapenos. We have more seedlings than we know what to do with. The little blue house has experienced a bit of a population explosion.
We may need to start a CSA once all this gets rolling! We're not even done planting, and I haven't yet made the bean poles.
ETA: Forgotten link for SWCs
2 comments:
OMGGG!!! Jealous jealous jealous!! I will totes trade some labor on next Saturday or Sunday morning for letting me stay at your place. :3
I can't find the link about the self-watering buckets. That is definitely something I could get into!!
God the more I look at this the more in awe I am!! You rock so hardcore!
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