heh, i thought i lost this when wendy closed one of my windows out about a week ago.
anyways:
While i was in denver, colorado, I visited the Museum of Contemporary Art, which had a multitude of things on display, but was most taken by the photographs and sculptures of Jasper De Beijer. check his stuff out here.
3.31.2008
Longer days, longer weeks.
Spring has sprung and the days are getting longer, and somehow the weeks feel as if they are stretching as well. No more new garden this week, but I did visit my friend Mark at his south tampa house to photograph his at home garden. Mark is an activist/artist who spends his days tattooing and his nights tagging and wheatpasting. You can see his work here and his garden here:
I'm also want to include a few from the set that I really liked:
Can you tell what these are?
Mark's pumpkin patch
I thought these were just awesome; these rain barrel collection units are available to any resident of hillsborough county for absolutely free, and they may be available through other county or state sponsored programs as well. They are super easy to use, just direct the rainflow from you gutters to the top of the barrel, and a screen catches all unwanted solid matter and creates super clean water for irrigation. get some now!
mark makes jonelle do all the work...
Mark and Jo offered to accompany me out to sweetwater farms this week to photograph and get free food, so look for that in the next update or so. my gardens are doing pretty well, even in the crappy florida sand. Fruits are stating to pop up, as well as flowers, so hopefully a good update will be in order in the next day or two.
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| mark's house 3/30/08 |
I'm also want to include a few from the set that I really liked:
Can you tell what these are?
Mark's pumpkin patch
I thought these were just awesome; these rain barrel collection units are available to any resident of hillsborough county for absolutely free, and they may be available through other county or state sponsored programs as well. They are super easy to use, just direct the rainflow from you gutters to the top of the barrel, and a screen catches all unwanted solid matter and creates super clean water for irrigation. get some now!
mark makes jonelle do all the work...
Mark and Jo offered to accompany me out to sweetwater farms this week to photograph and get free food, so look for that in the next update or so. my gardens are doing pretty well, even in the crappy florida sand. Fruits are stating to pop up, as well as flowers, so hopefully a good update will be in order in the next day or two.
3.26.2008
updates!
Garden updates:
we planted a new garden to recognize easter and the beginning of spring, pics available here:
Look for the updated map sometime today.
nothing else for now, just trying to get rid of the SARS/bird flu I caught last week in denver...more on that situation later.
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| garden updates 3-25 |
we planted a new garden to recognize easter and the beginning of spring, pics available here:
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| New Garden - 3-23 |
Look for the updated map sometime today.
nothing else for now, just trying to get rid of the SARS/bird flu I caught last week in denver...more on that situation later.
3.04.2008
how to: start a garden
so, this is the first tutorial section of the blog, and in this session i want to go over the in's and out's of starting your own guerrilla garden.
This section will be dedicated to starting a garden from seed alone, and the next section will be on planting your seedlings out on their own in your very own guerrilla garden.
first things first, you need to determine where you live, because that will be a large factor in deciding what to plant, and when to plant it. once you have determined this...take your information to the internet or your local garden center, and you should soon know what to look for.
here in florida, i prefer things that do not require everyday tending, so I choose things like beans, peppers, and herbs, because they are pretty hearty and seem to thrive as long as they have enough water.
so by now you know where you live, what you can grow, and you are ready to get dirty...here's how:
Starting from seeds, you'll need:
1. Seeds.
2. A Germination Box (available very cheaply at Lowe's or Home Depot).
3. About 2 hours of free time.
Start by taking your germ box, and pouring enough water into it to just cover the peat pods, and within minutes you'll see them go from the little flat discs:
to swollen hunks of peat:
You can then fluff and level the peat pods to ready them for the seeds:
When the pods are ready, pour off the excess water and start by pushing the seed(s) (use a few if they are teeny tiny) into the pods about 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch down.
Then, cover the seeds lightly with peat, and put the protective greenhouse covering back on the germ box. You may want to purchase a small flourescent light or two to put on top of your germ box to promote seed growth, but this is totally up to you.
The seeds should germinate soon, so be on the lookout for part 2: the TRANSplant!
(that sounds like a bad movie.)
grow on!
This section will be dedicated to starting a garden from seed alone, and the next section will be on planting your seedlings out on their own in your very own guerrilla garden.
first things first, you need to determine where you live, because that will be a large factor in deciding what to plant, and when to plant it. once you have determined this...take your information to the internet or your local garden center, and you should soon know what to look for.
here in florida, i prefer things that do not require everyday tending, so I choose things like beans, peppers, and herbs, because they are pretty hearty and seem to thrive as long as they have enough water.
so by now you know where you live, what you can grow, and you are ready to get dirty...here's how:
Starting from seeds, you'll need:
1. Seeds.
2. A Germination Box (available very cheaply at Lowe's or Home Depot).
3. About 2 hours of free time.
Start by taking your germ box, and pouring enough water into it to just cover the peat pods, and within minutes you'll see them go from the little flat discs:
to swollen hunks of peat:
You can then fluff and level the peat pods to ready them for the seeds:
When the pods are ready, pour off the excess water and start by pushing the seed(s) (use a few if they are teeny tiny) into the pods about 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch down.
Then, cover the seeds lightly with peat, and put the protective greenhouse covering back on the germ box. You may want to purchase a small flourescent light or two to put on top of your germ box to promote seed growth, but this is totally up to you.
The seeds should germinate soon, so be on the lookout for part 2: the TRANSplant!
(that sounds like a bad movie.)
grow on!
giving a house call...
because the plants need a check up.
you can see the progress here -
I also put another garden in the ground, check this album out for more on that:
and I'll post the updated map as well, just for good measure:
View Larger Map
I finally began to see fruit, oddly enough at the sycamore site, which I did not expect due to the poor soil. unfortunately, the rowlett park tomatoes are looking a bit weak, so the rain that seems impending today will hopefully do them well. oh, and the bugs are here! I found two little caterpillars munching on my bean sprouts, which i don't terribly mind, but then I saw one wrapped in a bean leaf and sewed shut like a cocoon, so i had to displace the little bugger before he became a pest.
I also want to update the links section, as there are some other fantastic resources out there even more dedicated and crazy than I, so check em out!
plans for the next 7 days: another garden, hopefully in the railroad garden area (designated on map), and a good bit of tending to try and fix up some of the yellowing stock.
until next time, grow on!
you can see the progress here -
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| Check Up - 3-4-08 |
I also put another garden in the ground, check this album out for more on that:
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| New Garden 3/3/08 10:27 AM |
and I'll post the updated map as well, just for good measure:
View Larger Map
I finally began to see fruit, oddly enough at the sycamore site, which I did not expect due to the poor soil. unfortunately, the rowlett park tomatoes are looking a bit weak, so the rain that seems impending today will hopefully do them well. oh, and the bugs are here! I found two little caterpillars munching on my bean sprouts, which i don't terribly mind, but then I saw one wrapped in a bean leaf and sewed shut like a cocoon, so i had to displace the little bugger before he became a pest.
I also want to update the links section, as there are some other fantastic resources out there even more dedicated and crazy than I, so check em out!
plans for the next 7 days: another garden, hopefully in the railroad garden area (designated on map), and a good bit of tending to try and fix up some of the yellowing stock.
until next time, grow on!
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