startide_rising

Member since: Nov 07 | Years gardening: 10 Organic gardener

I really enjoy working with plants. I have always been interested, though I have not had as much time as I would like. I love the process of growing something from a seed, seeing it grow, mature and then harvesting the fruit/vegetable. I also collect random seeds when I am out and about and try to grow them at home. Again, it is just a good feeling to grow something from scratch.

I’ve been working to adhere to organic gardening principles. I have my own compost piles (decomposing things is almost as fun as growing them…). And I have started looking into Square Foot Gardening techniques to get the most out of my space.

Gardens

Cactii & Succulents garden

Zone 8b I have a collection of cactii and succulents that a friend got me started on. I like them because they do not take a lot of effort. But then, I a...
- 18 plants
- 20 journals
- 1 faves
- 0 comments
Driveway Fruit Tree garden

Zone 8b We decided that we wanted to plant some fruit trees, but our yard is not really large enough without sacrificing areas where we can grow vegetables...
- 0 plants
- 0 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
Hobo garden

Zone 8b I have a predilection for collecting seeds where ever I wander. Then I come home and plant the seeds and try to get them to grow. Or I try to pro...
- 12 plants
- 30 journals
- 2 faves
- 3 comments
Hummingbird, Butterfly, and Bee garden

Zone 8b Coming this spring, I am planning to plant a number of plants in the garden to support our local hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. This garden ...
- 10 plants
- 73 journals
- 2 faves
- 1 comments
Plot #20 Community garden

Zone 8b I am the proud steward of Plot #20 at the local community garden. It is a 10' x 20' plot towards the front of the garden, so it gets full sun all ...
- 0 plants
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
- 1 comments
Shady Back Planter garden

Zone 8b The back planter in our backyard get almost all shade because of the tall fence it runs along and the direction of the sun. It only gets some sun ...
- 9 plants
- 9 journals
- 1 faves
- 0 comments
Wannabe Square Foot garden

Zone 8b I had it built when we re-landscaped our front and back yards. It is 3' x 15'. While I don't have the square foot marker's, I am trying to follow...
- 0 plants
- 147 journals
- 7 faves
- 0 comments
[Archived] Backyard Tomato garden

Zone 8b This is the little garden that my mother-in-law will be maintaining with the four tomatoes I purchased for her from the UC Master Gardener's Spring...
- 4 plants
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
[Archived] Tomato & Basil Satellite garden

Zone 8b I decided I could not cope with the idea of not raising some tomatoes on my own this year (my SFG tomatoes are looking very sad and I am expecting ...
- 2 plants
- 4 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
[Archived] Plot #19 Community garden

Zone 8b I was on the waiting list for our local community garden for almost two years when my number finally came up and I was able to get my own plot. Pl...
- 0 plants
- 6 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments