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A fire escape garden green pepper. In the last step in our quest to grow a fire escape garden, the seedlings were beginning to grow robust and leafy — a little too big for their organic container gardening britches. I was looking forward to hardening off, the mysterious-sounding process where gardeners get their plants ready [...]  Getting there! In our last fire escape garden episode, my arugula, Swiss chard, bell pepper, basil and parsley seedlings were thriving in their egg carton seed trays, basking in the glow of their full-spectrum T5 grow light on top of the fridge. And now, the next step in Metro Cheapo’s organic container gardening series: Step [...] My pepper seedlings look JUST LIKE THIS! It’s mid-March, and my carefully-coddled seeds have sprouted into spunky little shoots in their egg cartons. In addition to giving them daily pep talks, here are a few tips for keeping your seedling happy beyond the sprouting stage. Step 3: Taking Care of Seedlings According to Yankee Magazine’s hints, I [...] Even though it’s mid-February, I’m already getting started on planting my fire escape garden. I live in Zone 7 (according to this gardening zone map), so I’m starting the seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last chance of frost. They’ll be ready for transplanting outdoors in mid-April. Step 2: Setting Up The Seedling Nursery My [...] Planting a fire escape garden is my domestic project for 2010. I’ll explain my process step by step and document my hoped-for success on Metro Cheapo. Feel free to weigh in with advice or tips! Step 1: Choosing the plants Fire escapes, the only gardening space available to many an urban gardener, provide only a limited area [...] |
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