Grow, baby, grow
Written by kate - who has written 100 posts on Green Thinking Blog.
I asked my boyfriend for a veggie garden! I hope I get it! He is basically the most talented guy when it comes to plants & animals. Plants thrive and animals come directly to him, it is a skill I do not have.
So, before I get my veggie garden, we decided to do an experiment to see if I would kill the whole thing, and now I am the proud owner of a tomato plant named Fred.
We live in a relatively urban setting - and we rent, so we can’t really plant anything too permanent. Instead, we have everything in pots - roomy enough for them to grow and be happy, but also mobile.
This got me thinking about how other “green thumbs” can grow things in their communities.
And I came across some interesting and useful resources:
SharingBackyards.com is a website that hooks people up who want a garden and have no yard & those who have a yard with room to spare for some plants. Not only does it allow homegrown veggies and plants to be in abundance, but it also encourages a sense of community.
American Community Gardening Association is a nonprofit group that encourages communities to use a spare piece of land for natural growing. This is a fantastic resource to find community gardens in your area or learn how to start one near your home. It takes a village to grow a garden!
Lastly, if you don’t go to any other link I have ever mentioned - go to this one. I was watching this fantastic movie called Fresh. It features a gentleman by the name Will Allen who established an urban garden in the middle of Milwaukee. His idea is the most inspiring I have ever seen - and besides actully growing produce on a plot of cement, he takes the opportunity to teach this to the community. Addicting, truly. Check out his Growing Power.
Growing things is the greatest feeling to me in the world - you nuture the earth, you nurture an organism, and you nuture your soul by giving back. Man, it feels good.
September 21st, 2009 at 4:25 pm
How do I contact you gals directly? There’s no contact us page on this site! Help meh!
- denny
September 30th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Thanks for the info about Sharing Backyards - what a great idea!
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:47 am
a gardening carnival - September 30, 2009…
Welcome to the September 30, 2009 edition of a gardening carnival.
Al Mani presents Herbs and Growing: An Intrinsic Part of Human Lives posted at Green Herb Garden, saying, “There are various easy methods to approach herbs and growing them. Herb…
October 9th, 2009 at 3:19 am
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October 15th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Great writings! Keep up the good work!
October 21st, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Thanks for all your comments everyone!
Hi Denny,
You can contact me at my email: laurel.moll@gmail.com
November 10th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
You are lucky your boyfriend has a green thumb. As for me, I also love gardening and lucky enough to have my space to plant. I think anyone can grow a a plant even if they think they don’t have the talents. The key to that is to add extra care and know the do’s and don’ts of planting. One factor while plants is maybe they are over-water or ever expose to the sun and the like.
I hope that you enjoy planting as much as your boyfriend do. Lets make our nation a greener place.
November 13th, 2009 at 11:25 am
There are more gardens grown this year that in the last 25 years! I am growing one too!
January 4th, 2010 at 6:30 am
Thanks for sharing about SharingGardens, I think it’s a great idea! We may not always have the space or a garden to grow things but since we spend most of our time indoors, we should consider putting more plants around for cleaner,healthier indoor air.
January 6th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
Hi Zee, you are welcome & it is a great idea!!! if you can’t participate in one right now, be sure to help contribute by sending an eSeed that I just recently posted about.
January 6th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
Hi John, sorry for the delayed response
I do love planting things as much as he does, but the plants don’t seem to react to me like they do him…so it is nice we both get to enjoy his talents too…Happy 2010! Thanks for reading!
February 16th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Potted plants are great for a small setting such as apartments. I’ve also grew my own tomatoes. It is delicious with a pinch of salt. Some how the salt makes it sweet! My next project is a roof garden. I think that roof gardens are the future. For one, they help keep your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer. This means that it reduces your electricity bill and your gas bill. In the near future, construction will consume most of our land because we are humans and we must expand our dominance. Needless to say, we will run out of space to have a personal garden to grow fruits and vegetables.
February 21st, 2010 at 8:36 am
i am looking forward for you your next post