startide_rising
Member since: Nov 07 | Last seen: Jun 11 | 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
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Zone 8b This is a space in the back, right along the house, that faces the sun. It gets pretty good sun during the winter, but gets really nice sun in the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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Zone 8b I can’t get enough with gardening in my side and backyard, so I also do some container gardening on the patio. Though I have to watch it sin...
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Zone 8b I am the proud steward of Plot #20 at the local community garden. It is a 10′ × 20′ plot towards the front of the garden, so it g...
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Zone 8b This is the seed starter garden. Seeds sprouted here will be transplanted to other gardens.
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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 ...
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Zone 8b I had it built when we re-landscaped our front and back yards. It is 3′ × 15′. It started out as a square foot garden, but I qui...
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