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Collecting Rainwater for Your Small Space Garden

A rain barrel is something that would be great to have to be able to collect rainwater, but the reality is that it won’t work for those of us apartment gardening. One reason is that since we are...

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I’m Moving and Losing My Balcony Garden

I’m going to be moving in the next couple of weeks. Why does it matter and what’s it have to do with urban gardening? Even though I’m moving into the apartment next door to mine, I am losing the...

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7 Location Ideas for Apartment and Urban Gardens

When you live in an apartment your space is limited. That’s especially true when it comes to your garden. We barely have room for furniture. Forget about tomatoes. This is why it’s important to...

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How to Determine the Amount of Sunlight Your Garden Gets

What can I grow? That’s the most common question that I get asked. First, you’ll have to decide on the location of your urban garden. Then you’ll have to determine how much sunlight your garden space...

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Questions to Ask Yourself When Deciding What to Grow

Deciding what to grow is an important decision. It’s also the question that I get asked most often when people are starting their urban gardens. To that question, I often respond with a series of...

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My August Planting for the Fall

Hard to believe it’s already August. The summer is flying by. Despite being the summer, it’s time to start thinking about your fall garden. This past past, I planted some seeds in my new garden that’s...

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Hanging Basket of Lettuce Perfect for Urban Environments

You’ve seen hanging baskets of flowers, but have you seen a hanging basket of lettuce before? Cut small slits in the basket and place your lettuce through them. Fill with good potting soil and you’ve...

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{Fall & Winter Season} 5 Cool-Weather Vegetables to Grow In Containers

This post was found from SeedsNow.com BLOG If you want to have vegetables to eat this fall, then you need to start planting in summertime. This might be your first time growing a fall garden, &...

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7 Easy to Build Vertical Gardens

Not everyone who grows their own food has acres of land or even a large suburban backyard. Many home gardeners everywhere are learning how to grow their favorite fruits, veggies and herbs vertically to...

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Cheat Sheet for Growing Herbs

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How to Turn A Dresser Into a Vertical Vegetable Garden

Old dressers are easy to come by and for balcony gardeners or anyone who’s wanting to grow more food in less space by creating a vertical garden, this project might just be for you!  “Making a...

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9 of The Best Vegetables To Grow In Small Gardens

Gardening in small space can be just as rewarding and fun as growing in a large garden area.  These days, urban gardeners are growing more of their own food in sometimes less than 100 square feet....

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Urban Farming Takes on More Important Role Worldwide

Around the world, urban farming is becoming an important part of the city landscape.  The new reality in which we live in, is that more than half of the worlds population is now urbanized.  That number...

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1 Container, 10 Crops. How To Grow Food in a Container Year-Round.

Even if you’re short on space, or gardening in urban areas, you can still grow some of your own food and enjoy a year-round garden.  Container gardening can be very productive as long as you maximize...

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How to Create a BEE-FRIENDLY Garden [INFO-GRAPHIC]

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Join the NEW! Urban Organic Gardener, Monthly Seed Club

What’s Included? 5 New & Unique Varieties Every Month  ✚  Expanding Seed Starting Soil Pods (just add water) ✚ Grow Guides  ✚  Detailed Planting & Spacing Instructions  ✚   Bonus Items &...

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SekuraGarden – Hang it. Grow it. Eat it.

The SekuraGarden is a new kind of gardening system that makes it easy to create beautiful, multi-shelved hanging gardens in unused window space. Best of all, the system adjusts to fit most windows,...

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Low Maintenance, Indoor Edibles for Small Spaces

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5 Veggies You Can Easily Grow in a Container

There are many reasons why you might choose container gardening over more traditional methods. Maybe you’re short on space, have trouble bending over, or are just really, really lazy (like me)....

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Lean on Me: Supports for Vertical Gardening in Small Spaces

Read more about vertical gardening supports at: “CustomMade.com“    

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