How did I do it? The beauty is any one with just 12 sq. ft of open space can do it.
Material: Plastic pots with about 12 to 16" diameter on the top, 6 to 8" diameter at the bottom, potting mix (not potting soil) and peat moss combination with a touch of miracle gro powder (No need to pay premium for potting mix with Miracle gro). Pay the price for a well grown plant to start with. Do not even think of starting this when the night time temperature is below 50 unless you have indoor sun room.
Put a basin in the kitchen sink to collect water as you use normally. A basin full can water 3 plants easily. I am sure you use 3 to 4 basin fulls of water very easily per day. That is about 12 plants.
I planted in early may in Fremont, CA about 3 weeks ago. I have 2 large tomato plants, 3 small ones struggling to grow in clay soil transplanted, 2 celantro, 4 egg plants, 2 bell peppers. Just 1 week after planting we started using celantro in the kitchen and it is more than keeping up.
Even elderly folks can water them because they are raised above ground level.
You can put them on a plastic stoll if you wish for more height.
I am also saving Laundry water in a 33 gallon trash container and using it for watering fruit trees, roses, grasses, planted in the back yard. May be fine even for lawn. Top soil absorbs any soap and good enough water seeps down to roots. Big difference in growth of grapes and roses.
Happy and low water gardening to you...
Material: Plastic pots with about 12 to 16" diameter on the top, 6 to 8" diameter at the bottom, potting mix (not potting soil) and peat moss combination with a touch of miracle gro powder (No need to pay premium for potting mix with Miracle gro). Pay the price for a well grown plant to start with. Do not even think of starting this when the night time temperature is below 50 unless you have indoor sun room.
Put a basin in the kitchen sink to collect water as you use normally. A basin full can water 3 plants easily. I am sure you use 3 to 4 basin fulls of water very easily per day. That is about 12 plants.
I planted in early may in Fremont, CA about 3 weeks ago. I have 2 large tomato plants, 3 small ones struggling to grow in clay soil transplanted, 2 celantro, 4 egg plants, 2 bell peppers. Just 1 week after planting we started using celantro in the kitchen and it is more than keeping up.
Even elderly folks can water them because they are raised above ground level.
You can put them on a plastic stoll if you wish for more height.
I am also saving Laundry water in a 33 gallon trash container and using it for watering fruit trees, roses, grasses, planted in the back yard. May be fine even for lawn. Top soil absorbs any soap and good enough water seeps down to roots. Big difference in growth of grapes and roses.
Happy and low water gardening to you...
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