i really missed having a garden, but living in an apartment complex now i thought it would be impossible to have one this year. not only are there a slew of rules to follow, but the only dirt/gardening area is out front beneath my window, and i know the management would not be happy with a bunch od tomatoes and lettuce springing up from the ground. then i had an idea to use cement blocks as a sort of plant bed. i went online to see if it could be done, and saw that it not only could be done, it had been done successfully by many others. great! it was time to have my garden. following are some photos documenting the journey. become a follower of my blog to stay updated, or offer encouragement and advice.
peace!
backyard patio slab: not a big space, but sufficient for now...
frontyard: i went to work one day, and when i returned this
is what had been prepared for me. i would have preferred the plot
to be more beneath the window, but as it turned out, this area is
better for what i decided to do: caladium, garlic, sunflowers,
and herbs. i will not be denied my edible front garden!! lol
since bordering our patio and walkway is a large grassy play
area for the neighborhood children (and to deter possible
"would be" thieves) we fixxed a fence around the bed.
that's my baby peeking out the door; i grew her, too! not bad, huh? =D
gettin' ready to dig...
all in!
about two weeks later...
tomatoes, pole beans, zuccini and yellow squash, collard
greens, eggplants, chillies, bell peppers, and (as of yesterday) sage
i am still planting, and have to rearrange some things also.
red potatoes i started in a potato planter yesteday. i could have
used one of those plastic reusable totes you can buy at the supermarket,
i bought one of the planters at walmart instead.
some strawberries i planted vertically in a hanging plastic
shoe organizer (forgot to upload)
he had a ball playing in the manure-lol!!
he likes to get his hands dirty:))
