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Always looking for creative ideas for my teeny slice of Brooklyn backyard
Tower of Herbs by Martha Stewart : You don't need a lot of space to enjoy fresh herbs!
Galvanized water trough vegetable garden. V pretty but would need to drill/hammer and awl some drainage holes.
DIY Seed Tape I'll have to try this with my carrots and turnips - it would save a lot of effort during direct sowing!
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Seed germination test to ensure seeds are viable (alive and kicking)
Lettuce grown in a green shopping bag. An excellent idea for reusing old, worn out bags with pre-existing "drainage" holes.
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Instructions for creating a mobile container garden out of trash cans and pails.
Instructions for creating a mobile container garden out of trash cans and pails.
Clever: Pallet fence with planter box and solar lights to hide an unsightly A/C unit.
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Wow. This is super brilliant. Winter-sow your way to a beautiful garden...for pennies.
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Tin can planters; I've got a huge collection of old Chock Full O' Nuts coffee cans and Moka D'Oro espresso cans that have been put to this exact use!
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Growing seedlings in recycled clamshell containers...
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Never Pay For Onions Again: Grow Them Indoors! This page has all sorts of interesting ideas for growing plants indoors.
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Another DIY wine box vegetable garden
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Vintage faucets, brightly painted and used as wall hooks...
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Coffee can containers; just punch or drill a hole in the bottom and voila!
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Avocado peel seed starter - full of delicious nutrients and biodegradable
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Moss graffiti: put in blender: one can of cheap beer (or 1 1/2 cups buttermilk), a few handfuls of moss, one teaspoon of sugar. paint on wall and mist daily until it grows.
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Herb garden in one of those wire mesh collapsible fruit baskets! Genius.
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Stairstep flower boxes; just like tiered rice paddies! Clever use of space borne out of necessity.
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Flower Pot as Garden Tool Holder - Fill a terra-cotta pot with builder's sand (sold at hardware stores), then stir in some mineral oil—just enough to dampen the sand. The mixture will clean the tools and prevent corrosion and rust.
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Stawberries grow great in potted strawberry jars so they're perfect for a sunny backyard or balcony in the city.
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Windowfarming! Need: Window + old plastic bottles. To buy or build a kit, try www.windowfarms.org
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How-to convert a wine box into a container garden (Tip: you must drill drainage holes)
Burlap sack container; I would line it with an impermeable plastic bag to keep water from leaching but you don't have to
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Fetching pins…
Cassie Houlihan I want a whole wall of succulent planters
Ali Fenwick Understandably! They are quite...succulent, after all!