Urban vegetable gardening requires a different approach with soil and space constraints. Intensive gardening allows you to get the most production out of limited space.
Virginia Tech’s Extension office has an excellent publication on intensive gardening that further details succession planting, companion panting and spacing.
Link to the publication: Intensive Gardening Methods
Boone Gardiner exclusively carries Seeds of Change. We believe that their commitment to biodiversity and sustainable organic agriculture results in better seeds.
All seeds are 100% certified organic.
Stop by and take a look at the wide range of open-pollinated, organically grown, heirloom and traditional vegetable, flower and herb seeds we carry at Boone Gardiner.
Thanks for all who came out to the presentation! We look forward to a continued dialogue on rain gardens and other sustainable practices.
Natural areas in your backyard provide attractive shelter for birds. If space allows consider piling downed limbs from the recent ice storm in an out-of-the way spot in your yard.
The Cornell lab of ornithology is a fantastic resource to help you identify birds.
It is almost time to bring the rain barrel out of the garage and start catching water again for the garden! Before you hook it up to the gutter it is a good idea to give the inside a good wash. This removes sediment and bacteria that may be dormant from last season.
The cheapest and greenest way to clean the barrel is a mixture of vinegar and hot water:
Mix 1 cup of vinegar with 1 gallon of hot water. Then with a sponge wipe down the inside of the barrel and allow the mixture to drain through the hose.
Recent Comments