One of our mottos is: Don’t plant more than you can take care of. We planted our fruit vegetables in this 10-foot by 10-foot section of our garden (two tomatoes, three okras, three squashes, and three cucumbers). Fruit vegetables produce a flower that develops a fruit that has seeds. By maximizing the space among the…

With all the chaos throughout the world, gardening provides me a haven from all the noise. Digging and planting, holding the earth’s soil in my hands, brings me to a place of tranquility. The fragrance and colors of the plants overwhelm my feelings of turmoil and create a sensation of peace that carries with me…

This year we decided to turn Lucy Lou’s kennel into a Zen Garden.

Gaia showed us favor, and the season has been highly conducive for growing

Urban gardening for you today.

They just keep yielding and yielding. The cool evenings and morning dew creates a great growing environment for our leaf vegetables. Writer: Tom Myrick If you would like to be a part of Urban Gardening’s mission of encouraging and sharing information about vegetable gardening throughout the world, please join our group on Facebook: Contact Us

“Crop rotation was practiced by farmers in ancient Rome, Greece and China. Ancient Middle Eastern Farmers rotated crops as early as 6000 BC. Crop rotations improve soil tilth, reduce pest, weed and disease pressure and increase biodiversity on the farm.” (bioneers.org) Over ten years in the making, the Veggie-Bed is a no-till, raised-row, organic garden…