gardeing in a city
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Yes.
Get pots, plant in them. Drive out in the middle of nowhere, get some dirt, and **** in it. (Look up the used of urine in a garden.)
Also, look for patches of land near where you live that you could somehow bring water to, and plant there.
I live in an apartment. My younger brother had been practicing what he calls "pirate gardening" (called "guerrilla gardening" by anarchists - google it) and that is gardening on any land that isn't yours. I planted a garden on the apartments property after clearing out the rocks and trash, and my neighbors have all complimented how I made it look and the landlord hasn't said anything but jas weedwhacked around my plants to obviously he's ok with it too.
If you're gonna plant now, make sure to check that its plants that can grow this time of year. My side of WA is said to be similar to CA for crops, so try beans, peas, radishes, turnips, brocolli, kale (KALE!) And whatever else you find in a search for "fall gardens."
You may also benefit from looking up wild foods. A lot of what are considered weeds that grow between the cracks in the concrete are among the most nutricious plants in the world. Check out the edible plants section on this forum.
Get pots, plant in them. Drive out in the middle of nowhere, get some dirt, and **** in it. (Look up the used of urine in a garden.)
Also, look for patches of land near where you live that you could somehow bring water to, and plant there.
I live in an apartment. My younger brother had been practicing what he calls "pirate gardening" (called "guerrilla gardening" by anarchists - google it) and that is gardening on any land that isn't yours. I planted a garden on the apartments property after clearing out the rocks and trash, and my neighbors have all complimented how I made it look and the landlord hasn't said anything but jas weedwhacked around my plants to obviously he's ok with it too.
If you're gonna plant now, make sure to check that its plants that can grow this time of year. My side of WA is said to be similar to CA for crops, so try beans, peas, radishes, turnips, brocolli, kale (KALE!) And whatever else you find in a search for "fall gardens."
You may also benefit from looking up wild foods. A lot of what are considered weeds that grow between the cracks in the concrete are among the most nutricious plants in the world. Check out the edible plants section on this forum.
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Alas, if you live in a city and guerilla garden you risk that someone has used poison around your food crops. There are tons of things you can do to grow food though. Buckets, pots, recycled 2 litre soda bottles, old milk cartons, etc. Grow foods on your patio, front yard, back yard, wherever you can.
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I'd check to see what options you have for community garden plots or yardshares.
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Take a look at my thread, City Kitty's Garden with Pics. You'll see what can be done in a 12 ft x 6 ft space.
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Let's see.....first you suggest stealing dirt from somewhere followed by illegally using private or state land to grow on. Really?
In most cities the topsoil has been shaved off by machines when the homes were built. You'll have to bring in or buy good top soil with compost and composted manure. Try pots or raised beds. Growing lots in small spaces is possible and not as difficult as it seems, stake the plants so theygrow up instead of out, train vines to climb and support tomatoes. As soon as the cool weather crops like lettuce are done for, pull, compost them, spread a small amt of compost and plant something else in that space. Take a good look at what areas receive the most sun and plant accordingly. The public library has lots of information for you.
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If your apartment landlord is anything like mine, he will be absolutely opposed to anyone planting ANYTHING in the existing ground/landscaping. So, I wouldn't just forge ahead with the garden project, assuming it is okay. The property owners may not like it.
However, if you have a patio, or balcony, you can grow an amazing amount of veggies in containers. Check out your local library for books on container gardening. A few weeks/months of reading up on the subject and buying containers at local thrift shops and you will have your basic plan put together.
If you have large sunny windows inside, you might also want to explore growing veggies indoors. Put a table, or other type of surface, in front of the window.......and you can easily grow salad veggies indoors in this space.
Gardening can be done in almost any location. You just have to be creative, if you don't have a sizeable plot of ground available.
However, if you have a patio, or balcony, you can grow an amazing amount of veggies in containers. Check out your local library for books on container gardening. A few weeks/months of reading up on the subject and buying containers at local thrift shops and you will have your basic plan put together.
If you have large sunny windows inside, you might also want to explore growing veggies indoors. Put a table, or other type of surface, in front of the window.......and you can easily grow salad veggies indoors in this space.
Gardening can be done in almost any location. You just have to be creative, if you don't have a sizeable plot of ground available.
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If wherever you live they consider driving into the desert and taking dirt "stealing", then yes, I advocate it.
And yes, I also advocate using unused land to garden. if the owner tells you not to, that's something else, but if you really think using unused land is stealing, then just don't do it.
It's not stealing.
Let me guess, you also considering it to be infringing upon Monsanto's property rights ("stealing") if they contaminate your crops? The law says so...
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