{"id":4985,"date":"2015-08-04T08:07:19","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T15:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/?p=4985"},"modified":"2015-08-04T08:07:19","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T15:07:19","slug":"urban-farming-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/urban-farming-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Farming&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love watching the different plants springing into life.  Back in May, I was late getting my garden going and I remember looking at the bare earth and wondering how long it would take to start growing and filling in.  <\/p>\n<p>The extremely dry and hot summer that we&#8217;ve had has certainly been good for the garden, but it definitely requires hand watering, which can be tedious and definitely takes time.  Most days, I&#8217;m quite happy to go out and water, but some days I&#8217;m just too tired&#8230;..but its still necessary.<\/p>\n<p><center><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/xangelle\/19875925070\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/447\/19875925070_59dd3da341_z.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I keep trying to find fun and interesting ways to utilize the limited space that I&#8217;ve got.  Last year, I had planters up on top of the white privacy fence, but I found that it was difficult to water them&#8230;.so i didn&#8217;t bother putting anything up there this year.  This is the second year that I&#8217;ve grown cucumbers from the stairs and through the railing&#8230;..You can see that there is a bucket of herbs on the bottom step heading up my deck. <\/p>\n<p><center><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/xangelle\/19875282578\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Urban Farming\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/393\/19875282578_6ba4bba1cf_z.jpg?resize=501%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"501\" height=\"640\" alt=\"Urban Farming\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>There is a mix of parsley, sage, garlic chives and rosemary.  I have a few smaller containers of mixed herbs throughout my garden.  I like the way they look and that I can grab a handful of herbs, to use, from one place. Then I have a bucket of cucumbers every other step up to the deck.<\/p>\n<p><center><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/xangelle\/19440716744\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Urban Farming\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3726\/19440716744_b517a261ea_z.jpg?resize=453%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"453\" height=\"640\" alt=\"Urban Farming\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The cucumbers grow out and through the railing making it easy to harvest, and the row of green looks really pretty too.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of growing a basket of flowers, I planted cherry tomatoes in a hanging basket and hung that from the hook on my deck.  I like that I can just go out and pop a few delicious warm red cherry tomatoes in my mouth&#8230;&#8230;..so yummy!<\/p>\n<p><center><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/xangelle\/19876693369\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Urban Farming\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/303\/19876693369_d42582c112_z.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" alt=\"Urban Farming\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This year, Jon built a makeshift ledge that fits securely around my deck and I&#8217;ve been able to free up some space on the deck.  I grew 3 varieties of red lettuce in a small rectangular planter and it&#8217;s so convenient to have it ready and mostly clean when I want to make a salad.  I think it looks really pretty too.<\/p>\n<p><center><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/xangelle\/20063374435\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Urban Farming\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/459\/20063374435_f521ae8e63_z.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Urban Farming\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve tried to stagger the growing cycles in my garden so that I have a continuous stream of different veggies.  Having the ledge on the deck also makes it easy to plant new plants and to be able to keep an eye on them.  I find that it&#8217;s easy to see when the baby plants need water.  It&#8217;s easier to see when they are looking a little wilted and even easier to just bring a glass of water out to dump on them.  Here is some more salad greens that are about 2 weeks old.  They will be start to fill out and be ready to eat within the next 2 weeks.  YUM!<\/p>\n<p><center><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/xangelle\/20068718391\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Urban Farming\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/373\/20068718391_3fafee3240_z.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" alt=\"Urban Farming\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I think that anyone could grow some herbs and a container or two of salad greens, just about anywhere&#8230;&#8230;its not difficult and the taste is amazing!  There is something so fun about planting, watering and harvesting.  Just because you don&#8217;t have the traditional garden space&#8230;if you are interested in growing veggies and fruits, find creative ways to grow around your place.  Whether it&#8217;s on a deck, or at a front door, or in hanging baskets&#8230;&#8230;there are so many creative spaces that can be filled with fresh produce.  <\/p>\n<p>Do you have an unconventional garden space?  I&#8217;d love to hear about it and see pics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love watching the different plants springing into life. Back in May, I was late getting my garden going and I remember looking at the bare earth and wondering how long it would take to start growing and filling in. The extremely dry and hot summer that we&#8217;ve had has certainly been good for the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/urban-farming-part-4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Urban Farming&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;Part 4&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15,75,76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food","category-gardening","category-urban-farming"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4985"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4987,"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4985\/revisions\/4987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}