From the monthly archives:

January 2010

My Fire Escape Garden and the Fire Code

Fire escape gardening and fire code.

Seven years ago today my apartment burned down. This is one of many reasons that I make sure the integrity of the fire escape it kept.

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My Fire Escape Garden Isn’t Outside Of My Room

Fire escape garden.

Most people assume that my fire escape garden is outside of my window. They are wrong.

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Help Buying Vegetable Seeds For The First Time

Ordering vegetable seeds.

Please help me decide what seeds to get from Botanical Interests.

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Building A Cheap Hoop House With Andrew Odom

Hoop house.

Andrew Odom puts my small plastic greenhouses to shame with his almost recycled hoop house.

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Troubleshooting My Worm Composting Problems

Worm composting problems.

I’ve managed to kill another set of worms and on to my third set.

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Making An Outdoor Compost Bin

Outdoor compost bin.

I started an underground composting operation in my Grandmother’s backyard. That’s gangsta.

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Breaking Down and Composting My Fire Escape Garden

Composting my garden.

I broke down my fire escape garden and composted the soil and plants.

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Breakdown Your Self Watering Containers Before They Freeze

Breaking down a container garden.

I waited too long to break down my vegetable garden in Brooklyn and the containers froze up. I’ll have to wait for them to defrost to continue.

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