Grow Diaries

This Saturday I was able to give bit of TLC to this raised bed at the end of the garden. This will be the home for a few varieties from 'The Vibrant Veggies Box'. I will put a poll up on my Instagram page 'sowyourown' for everyone to choose which varieties I plant in here from the kit.Bit of detail:1) Removed all branches and weeds from the soil inside, and broke up any chunks with a shovel.2) I dug out the front of the bed to allow me to remove the planks from the front.3) I simply cleaned and reused all the...

This years rooftop urban garden will be growing all the varieties of 'The Vibrant Veggies Box' and 'The Kickin' Chilli Box'. This will be grown in 6 storage tubs and directly into 2 compost bags along a series of narrow spaces on my roof top... knowing what I'm like this will probably increase. Short trellises have been added to the tubs designated for the climbers. I have assembled a similar setup in previous years but transporting water onto the roof was a task in itself. Therefore, this year I have installed a drip irrigation system providing the plants a more...