Comments on: The Secret Behind a Successful Organic Garden http://innercityfarmer.com/2008/07/14/the-secret-to-the-success-of-the-warrens-garden/ Championing Urban Sustainability... Since 2006 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:28:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Suzie http://innercityfarmer.com/2008/07/14/the-secret-to-the-success-of-the-warrens-garden/#comment-204 Suzie Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:43:22 +0000 http://innercityfarmer.com/2008/07/14/the-secret-to-the-success-of-the-warrens-garden/#comment-204 Thanks for the heads-up on that gorgeous rain barrel, ERB. That’s pretty enough to put up by the entrance to our house and water the front beds, if it ever rains again …… It’s been pretty dry here lately and we’ve been in the high 90s and triple digits. I’m tempted to go out and do a rain dance! Hi Sue! I think you just solved our problem with the water pressure. Dick Pierce suggested switching out our drip T Tape system for the soaking hose sorta system, but we just put this one in and I’d like to get a few years out of it. I went to the aqua site but did not see the impeller pump listed. Do they sell them individually? I’ll probably give them a call tomorrow. I hope it runs on electricity as I’m planning on putting solar mylar on the garage roof next to the garden, it should be available here soon, fingers crossed that the mylar works as advertised. Thanks again, Top Veg, wow, you have a great site. I’ve been reading up on how to plant leeks and I loved your veg face! Lol! I marked your site as a favorite. Hi Omer! Yes, earthworms are great for the soil, we have a lot. And lol, those were the leftover carrots that we accidentally planted ‘cause the seeds were so small, lol, I need better glasses I guess. We pulled all the big carrots about two weeks ago, it was getting too hot for them. I wish I could see all ya’lls gardens and pick up some tips, you’re a nice group here. Sincerely, Suzie Thanks for the heads-up on that gorgeous rain barrel, ERB. That’s pretty enough to put up by the entrance to our house and water the front beds, if it ever rains again …… It’s been pretty dry here lately and we’ve been in the high 90s and triple digits. I’m tempted to go out and do a rain dance!

Hi Sue!

I think you just solved our problem with the water pressure. Dick Pierce suggested switching out our drip T Tape system for the soaking hose sorta system, but we just put this one in and I’d like to get a few years out of it. I went to the aqua site but did not see the impeller pump listed. Do they sell them individually? I’ll probably give them a call tomorrow. I hope it runs on electricity as I’m planning on putting solar mylar on the garage roof next to the garden, it should be available here soon, fingers crossed that the mylar works as advertised. Thanks again,

Top Veg, wow, you have a great site. I’ve been reading up on how to plant leeks and I loved your veg face! Lol! I marked your site as a favorite.

Hi Omer!

Yes, earthworms are great for the soil, we have a lot. And lol, those were the leftover carrots that we accidentally planted ‘cause the seeds were so small, lol, I need better glasses I guess. We pulled all the big carrots about two weeks ago, it was getting too hot for them. I wish I could see all ya’lls gardens and pick up some tips, you’re a nice group here.

Sincerely,

Suzie

]]> By: omer rosen http://innercityfarmer.com/2008/07/14/the-secret-to-the-success-of-the-warrens-garden/#comment-203 omer rosen Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:11:57 +0000 http://innercityfarmer.com/2008/07/14/the-secret-to-the-success-of-the-warrens-garden/#comment-203 I sew that you grow carrots. According to my experience, using earthworms helps to boost their size. I sew that you grow carrots. According to my experience, using earthworms helps to boost their size.

]]> By: TopVeg http://innercityfarmer.com/2008/07/14/the-secret-to-the-success-of-the-warrens-garden/#comment-202 TopVeg Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:02:01 +0000 http://innercityfarmer.com/2008/07/14/the-secret-to-the-success-of-the-warrens-garden/#comment-202 It is good to find a garden to inspire & renew one's energy! Our HRH Prince Charles is said to talk to his plants. Music & talking is good for us all! It is good to find a garden to inspire & renew one’s energy! Our HRH Prince Charles is said to talk to his plants. Music & talking is good for us all!

]]> By: Sue http://innercityfarmer.com/2008/07/14/the-secret-to-the-success-of-the-warrens-garden/#comment-201 Sue Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:10:29 +0000 http://innercityfarmer.com/2008/07/14/the-secret-to-the-success-of-the-warrens-garden/#comment-201 Great rain barrel image - We made our own from kits we purchased from http://www.aquabarrel A small impeller pump is used to move the water uphill to the garden instead of trying to put them up on blocks to get the rain barrels higher then the garden area. Great rain barrel image - We made our own from kits we purchased from http://www.aquabarrel A small impeller pump is used to move the water uphill to the garden instead of trying to put them up on blocks to get the rain barrels higher then the garden area.

]]> By: Suzie http://innercityfarmer.com/2008/07/14/the-secret-to-the-success-of-the-warrens-garden/#comment-200 Suzie Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:58:12 +0000 http://innercityfarmer.com/2008/07/14/the-secret-to-the-success-of-the-warrens-garden/#comment-200 Hi Storms! Lol, I did not realize I was speaking to a published author last Saturday. If I had known I probably would have interviewed you! I'm a bonafide bookworm and now, a bloghound, thanks to you. I've been reading through your previous posts and all about your project and I gotta say, Wow! All the subjects are very relevant to us all and I will definitely be following your progress and learn from your victories and your mistakes. (hopefully there won't be any of those.) But if there are...... just think about it as a lesson to be learned, I do that daily in my garden; every other phrase out of my mouth starts with, "Next year I'm going to.......... plant more artichokes around the perimeter of the garden, cage the tomatoes instead of bamboo stakes, plant more borage to keep the bees even happier, put up a low perch for our mockingbird in the middle of the garden so it can swoop down and catch the bugs (it leaves our tomatoes alone 'cause I put a sacrificial tomato out in the middle of a path every two days), plant the corn in trenches and fill in as they grow .......etc, to improve the amount of the production and the beauty of the garden. Lol, it's hard to stop talking about, anyhow, I'm super impressed with your website and all the best to you and your cutie son, Please feel free to stop by anytime. Right now I'm starting some of the seedlings for the Fall garden. Cabbage, brocolli, brussel sprouts, etc. I have some extra seedsofchange.com heirloom seeds if you would like them. Let me know, Best regards, Suzie Hi Storms!

Lol, I did not realize I was speaking to a published author last Saturday. If I had known I probably would have interviewed you! I’m a bonafide bookworm and now, a bloghound, thanks to you.

I’ve been reading through your previous posts and all about your project and I gotta say, Wow! All the subjects are very relevant to us all and I will definitely be following your progress and learn from your victories and your mistakes. (hopefully there won’t be any of those.)

But if there are…… just think about it as a lesson to be learned, I do that daily in my garden; every other phrase out of my mouth starts with, “Next year I’m going to………. plant more artichokes around the perimeter of the garden, cage the tomatoes instead of bamboo stakes, plant more borage to keep the bees even happier, put up a low perch for our mockingbird in the middle of the garden so it can swoop down and catch the bugs (it leaves our tomatoes alone ’cause I put a sacrificial tomato out in the middle of a path every two days), plant the corn in trenches and fill in as they grow …….etc, to improve the amount of the production and the beauty of the garden. Lol, it’s hard to stop talking about, anyhow, I’m super impressed with your website and all the best to you and your cutie son,

Please feel free to stop by anytime. Right now I’m starting some of the seedlings for the Fall garden. Cabbage, brocolli, brussel sprouts, etc. I have some extra seedsofchange.com heirloom seeds if you would like them. Let me know,

Best regards,

Suzie

]]> By: Elegant rain barrels http://innercityfarmer.com/2008/07/14/the-secret-to-the-success-of-the-warrens-garden/#comment-199 Elegant rain barrels Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:57:23 +0000 http://innercityfarmer.com/2008/07/14/the-secret-to-the-success-of-the-warrens-garden/#comment-199 Be sure to find rain barrels which offer mesh mosquito guards, and also look for barrels which have overflow valves-allowing the excess water to flow out of the rain barrels and away from your foundation. Hooking a drip hose to this valve is a great way to give your garden or flower bed a constant source of moisture. Be sure to find rain barrels which offer mesh mosquito guards, and also look for barrels which have overflow valves-allowing the excess water to flow out of the rain barrels and away from your foundation. Hooking a drip hose to this valve is a great way to give your garden or flower bed a constant source of moisture.

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