Urban Gardening Tips

Dear urban gardener.

As I rebuild this website, I’ll be adding specific tips for the urban (or small suburban) garden. I’ll show you how to garden in small spaces or containers and get decent success.

As such, this page is a bit “ugly” at the moment as I rebuild my website (long story)

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• Raised Bed Gardens: Advantages and Disadvantages
  Raised bed gardens have their supporters, that’s for sure but they aren’t a cure… Here’s the deal from my point of view gathered over 30 years in the nursery industry. I’m not going to sugar-coat this article because I know there are a lot of folks who really think raised beds are the greatest thing since sliced ...
• How To Make Your Own Grow Bags of Compost
  Yes, you can use old pantyhose or garbage bags to make your own grow bags. Here’s how. OK, so it’s silly season in the greenhouse research area. Use Old Pantyhose Some researchers have taken old nylons (looks to be about that size anyway) filled them with compost to make their own grow bags and started growing in them. Their ...

Container Gardening

• Raised Bed Gardens: Advantages and Disadvantages
  Raised bed gardens have their supporters, that’s for sure but they aren’t a cure… Here’s the deal from my point of view gathered over 30 years in the nursery industry. I’m not going to sugar-coat this article because I know there are a lot of folks who really think raised beds are the greatest thing since sliced ...