Roots and Shoots: The Cyber-Gardener

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

The Cyber-Gardener

Well why wouldn't there be zillions of gardening resources on the Internet? Of course there are. And there's even an app for that.

There's a Seattle mom blogging about how she manages to supply all her family's vegetable needs from her garden from May to December, Dan from Ontario and his post on toilet paper seed mats, (this is so cool), and City Farmer in Vancouver that has been promoting urban gardening since 1978 (I am obviously not the trend setter here, but I am in good company).

And then, my heart is still palpitating from the absolute joy of discovering The Modern Victory Garden blog and their 2010 garden economics. This is exactly what I intend to do on my blog, but they actually seem to KNOW what they are doing! I haven't calmed down enough yet to be able to actually read through their absolute goldmine of information.

Back here in MY yard, I needed to make more room under the grow lights so moved some of the plants to a sunny window. Pictured here we have 4 varieties of heritage tomatoes, sweet peppers, jalapeno peppers, broccoli and two marigolds.

1 comment:

Matt Cavers said...: Yup - incredible how much information there is out there. The only problem is that it gets overwhelming so fast!; 8:35 AM

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The Project

To grow my first vegetable garden in our yard in Nanaimo's old city for learning, healthy eating, and fun. For interest's sake I'll keep track of the economics; can this garden, made up of two 8x10 plots and some pots on the patio, produce at least $200 worth of food, which was the approximate cost of the soil, seeds and materials. (I know, I know, costs will be less over the years because I don't need to buy grow lights and pots every year, but just for the sake of this little experiment, lets set the bar high and shoot for $200).