Garden Pics

Here are pics of my garden, new grow boxes and solar shower (in progress) and my rain barrel.

My Newest Growbox.  2 tomato plants will go in here.

The blue half barrels are sweet potatoes and red potatoes. Instead of letting the vines cover the ground, or trellis, I add soil as they grow. This gives a large yield and keeps the plants energy in the root growing.

 Newest grow box has lettuce planted. Fencing is for solar shower in progress and the blue rain barrel is where I water my garden from, by hand.  I am in the middle of converting my row garden into a Square Foot Garden.

Grow Boxes.  A self watering container is a container that has a water reservoir built in. This reservoir waters the plants sometimes for several days. These containers can also contain a fertilizer band to feed the plants for the season. This makes the process of growing almost any flower or vegetable very easy to do and is very productive. Another advantage is it can be placed somewhere where there is no garden such as a deck or patio.

I thought Earth Boxes were too expensive for what you get. So I make mine. Here is the instructable-  Do It Yourself Grow Box