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Sir Thrift-A-Lot: Urban Gardener
It's been quite a long time since I've had a garden of any kind, being a nomadic concrete princess has offered little opportunity to garden in the past. My garden this spring is still in it's beginning stages - even though it's almost summer, but the strawberries are ripening, the tomatoes are getting juicy & the cucumbers are ready to go! My garden this year is sitting on the 9th floor balcony, facing north in downtown Toronto.
Still to go, I'm going to plant a few planters with wildflowers, I've got an indoor mimosa (sensitive plant) to plant in a vintage planter & I have grown watermelon in a small space before, so I am going to attempt it this year - doesn't hurt to try!
Just for fun, here's a scanned retro gardening article from a June 1977 issue of Co-Ed magazine!
(click on pics to read the article!)
(click on pics to read the article!)
we worked on our garden yesterday. our patio gets minimal sun, so we put hanging baskets out to attract hummingbirds and a few herbs and things. we have a tiny postage stamp next to our front door where i put some smelly flowers. I wish we had appropriate conditions for veggies and fruit! i'm gonna go read that article now, maybe there's some tips.
ReplyDeleteAwe, lucky - I love hummingbirds!
ReplyDeleteAfter a couple days I'm thinking my conditions aren't so appropriate on my balcony & the garden might be moving a few blocks away.