Sunday, May 24, 2009

Earthbox, homegrown vegetables without a garden




The earthbox is a portable self-contained system used for gardening.  It is ideal for those that do not have the space for outdoor gardening.  Homegrown vegetables is made easy by this portable device, which is on wheels.  This allows you to foll the earthbox outdoors during the daytime and indoors at night.  This will extend your growing season by about 2 months each year.

The earthbox is also self-watering.  The water reservoir is at the bottom of the box, allowing the plants to only absorb what they need.  This avoids any condition of over or under watering.  There is also a plastic cover over the top, thereby greatly reducing water evaporation.  The plastic cover also helps keep out pests, mold and weeds.

The earthbox can easily be used for organic gardening.  Using organic potting soil, organic fertilizer and starting the plants from organic seeds, one can easily garden for organic vegetables.  It is ideal for those living in an urban environment, or have soil condition problems, but still want to grow and enjoy organic food.

You can get more information by clicking here.

If you are interested in building your own earthbox.  A link to a .PDF document containing instructions is here.

I hope that this information may be of benefit to some.  Testimonials of users of the earthbox claim twice the yield of organic vegetables per square foot.

A link to some videos on the earthbox is here.

There is a also a forum for earthbox users.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Organic Gardening - Tips and Links on Organic Gardening


A little bit about myself.  My name is Jim Frisk and I have seven acres in Tennessee.  I have a greenhouse and am currently growing spinach, lettuce, tomatoes, green beans, celery, green peppers, peas and thyme.

First it is important to define organic gardening.  It is important to start from organic seed.  Some good sources of organic seeds follow.


All of these sources certify that their seeds are organic.

Second is soil consideration.  If you will be organic gardening in a greenhouse or in containers, organic soil can be purchased locally through Lowe's, Home Depot and other smaller stores.  Organic soil can also be purchased on-line. A few good sites follow.


You can also build your own organic soil.  Here is a good link to get started, if you are interested in this process.


If you are considering using existing soil on your property for organic gardening, please consider whether any pesticides, herbicides or chemical feed have been used as a treatment within the last 7 years.  If so, your soil would not be considered to be organic.

Next, only use organic fertilizer.  Some good sources follow.


Again, you may be able to find organic fertilizers 
in your local store.

You will notice that with care and time, you will 
soon be enjoying flavorful and
healthy vegetables and herbs.

For the growing of herbs, I recommend growing 
them in containers.  Once the plant matures, if 
you have the space, move the containers into or 
near the kitchen area of your home.  They will be 
convenient for cooking and continue to grow in 
your home.

If you find yourself with a harvest that is more than 
you can consume, I would 
consider learning about canning.


If you are considering building a greenhouse for organic gardening, consider building a hoophouse greenhouse.  The materials are very affordable and the greenhouse size is scaleable to your needs.  One can build a 40 x 10 foot greenhouse for around $900.  Here are some sites, if you are interested.


I hope that this information is help for getting started with organic gardening.
I will be posting more in the future.  Enjoy!

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