my first garden

First a little shot of driving into Chicago
organically grown
29 varieties veg/fruit/herb
close to 100 plants
133 sqft
5 months
Pole Beans
Carrots
Tomatoes
Potatoes
Peppers
Eggplant
Broccoli Raab
Lettuce
Melons
Cucumber
Genovese Basil, Greek Oregano, French Tarragon, Chive, Sage, Tuscan Rosemary
approx. 70lbs harvest *- Thanks to -*
Norm! - for the killer carpentry
Roach - cause noone shovels it like you
Em - some crystal pics
Little One - the modeling shot

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• organic
• backyard
• food
• grow
• vegetable
• garden
• herbs
• home
• green
• harvest
• local

[thebootywizard]

that is amazing. I cant wait to grow a garden... a few questions (ofcourse) what soil do you use and do you add anything to the soil? are you just using tap water to water and do you add any critters to the garden? thanks and great job.

[frthrdwnthesprl]

@thebootywizard hey thanks. the soil is a mix of regular soil, some sand and peat. I then ammended it with mushroom compost and cow manure and some bone meal. every year since, ive added a touch more of the first two and compost made onsite. I do use tap but through a chlorine filter. Id like to utilize rain barrels, but space is tight. as far as critters, ive added no "beneficials" and have had little to no bug problems, and very minimal disease issues(fingers crossed). start sooner thanlater

[Brndon076]

really shows how much produce you can get from a med sized garden like his!

[frthrdwnthesprl]

hell yea, being my third year now, i'm shootin to get somewhere near triple that output number on just slightly more sq/ft, but the name of the game is quality over quantity so something is better than nothing

[SkyBuster3000]

lets watch it kill zombies!

[JackANDJude]

Good job with your garden. Please keep on sharing!

[SantinoFuentes]

do you have a driveway anymore? ;-)

[RavishingRedheadd]

lol love that song by traffic lol! great start for a first garden!

[sk8ter904]

5/5 =]

[MadBadVoodo]

Five Stars!!