Comments on: Urban Gardening for the Everyday Person

By: Marcus @ Juice Feasting PDX

Marcus @ Juice Feasting PDX — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:27:29 +0000

Great ideas on cheap containers! Thanks!

By: my year without

my year without — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:45:06 +0000

Your post has inspired me to try a balcony garden….however I was informed that it isn’t “allowed” at our condominium. Plants are okay, so now I have the added challenge of making my veggies look like boring plants!

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By: gary

gary — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:29:20 +0000

Your readers with late season herb and vegetable gardens may well find that they will grow more than they can use, preserve or give to friends.

They may want to visit http://www.AmpleHarvest.org – a site that helps diminish hunger by enabling backyard gardeners to share their crops with neighborhood food pantries.

The site is free both for the food pantries and the gardeners using it.

More than 1,200 food pantries nationwide are already on it and more are signing up daily.

It includes preferred delivery times, driving instructions to the pantry as well as (in many cases) information about store bought items also needed by the pantry (for after the growing season).

AmpleHarvest.org enables people to help their community by reaching into their back yard instead of their back pocket.

Lastly, if your reader’s community has a food pantry, they should make sure the pantry registers on http://www.AmpleHarvest.org. Its free.

By: Kiki

Kiki — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:29:35 +0000

An Inspiration! Thanks for the post!

By: Mike Lieberman

Mike Lieberman — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:22:57 +0000

Thank everyone for the comments.

@Gena Thanks. If you need help getting set up in the spring, lemme know.

@Nora The biggest hurdle was starting. Getting over the fact that I wasn’t a “gardener”. Def get yours started and lemme know how it goes.

@Corinne Yes it’s much easier on a small scale, but I crammed a little of a lot into my small space. Should’ve crammed a lot of a little. All a learning experience. Keep in touch on how your garden goes.

@Kristina I like the book idea. Will definitely keep that in mind. Glad I could inspire.

@Michelle Luckily I didn’t have many pest problems. It sounds like you had aphids though. A common natural repellent that I’ve heard to combat them is to chop garlic, cayenne pepper and water in a spray bottle, let sit for an hour then spray the plant.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:04:15 +0000

I tried growing some red chile peppers indoors in my apartment, (no balcony) but as they grew they got little white bugs on them. Did you have to use some form of pest control for your plants? Do you recommend any??

By: Kristina

Kristina — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:31:56 +0000

Fantastic, you could write a book on this subject, I think it could become a huge success amongst people who live in the city Anyway I’m inspired, thanks to you!

By: Corinne

Corinne — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:19:40 +0000

I love the idea of gardening on a smaller scale. I tried turning my backyard into a veggie garden and it was over whelming! A garden on my back porch and in my kitchen seems much more possible. Can’t wait to get started! Thanks, Mike:)

By: Nora

Nora — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:42:23 +0000

This article is freaking awesome—so informative & creative. I’m inspired to get going on some gardening of my own…