I’m back from bloggy hiatus just in time for another edition of WFMW by Rocks In My Dryer. I wanted to share with you my excitement for “urban gardening.” This is also known as container gardening, but I just love to think of myself as an urban gardener! This will work for you if you lack the space for a large garden, don’t want to till up your land, or your husband is testing your gardening abilities before he wants to prep the land for you. (Mine is the latter. I’m showing him though)
I have an old tractor tire in the back yard that the previous owner had planted flowers in. I broke up the soil and filled it in with potting soil and fertilizer, then planted a couple of tomato plants, peppers and a cucumber. There’s also a watermelon in the middle. Then I have a tomoato plant that I bought in a large container that is meant to stay. I have 3 lettuce bowls/planters in the front of the house, growing romaine, red leaf lettuce, spinach and parsley. We have had salads with dinner twice now, and leftover lettuce in the fridge for another. I have spinach that needs to be cut now, and the new lettuce is growing in!!! I am so excited to not have to buy the expensive bagged salads now!! In doing a little research, I found that lettuce is very hardy and grows well like this. I have 4 big planters left to fill with soil and a couple more cucumber and zucchini plants when payday rolls around.
The tire and planters are also not easy for rabbits to get to since they are elevated.
If you’re like me and want to grow your own food, I suggest you try this. It’s fun and easy! The weeds are not taking over any of it, and I’m seeing fruits of my labor!
That’s a lot of plants that you got in a tractor tire. I’m trying lettuce in containers, this year. But, I didn’t think about growing spinach. Maybe it’s not too late for me. I’m hoping that I can still get a couple of tomato plants, too.
We planted our garden with raised beds this year and I can’t wait to have our first “harvest!” We also bought 6 Red Hens and will soon have our very own organic free range brown eggs. I can’t wait!