http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Foodies and Professionals Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:18:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-17915 Tina Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:16:38 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-17915 My mom planted everything corn cucumbers onions potatoes in her wine barrel. http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-15504 Ann Abbruzzese Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:45:10 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-15504 I got rid of the movers dollies on my wine barrels because they looked so ugly & weren't that easy to move. I've since bought 6 more wine barrels & screwed 4 inche casters ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-14046 Dave E Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:50:03 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-14046 WIne Barrels...If you go directly to the wineries it's way cheaper than craigslist...We were looking on clist and saw the same $15 to $20 each for the barrels. Went to Kenwood in Sonoma and ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-7288 JP Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:27:28 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-7288 Wooden Planters Barrel half's work great! Just remember to water properly I have used drip irrigation with a separate station just for my planters, it works great especially if you need to go away for ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-6915 Ann Abbruzzese Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:22:29 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-6915 This is such great info. I live in Sonoma County, accessible to wine barrels. I put them my driveway & wanted to be able to easily move them to follow the sun & in case I ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-6412 eric Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:57:01 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-6412 This is cool, city wise I just have a window sill , and 4 house plants. and they aren't doing well. I just found this guy who like tomatoes , Alot , torn up his lawn. check it ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-6379 Stephanie R. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:12:26 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-6379 The pre-mixed stuff will work just fine Sara. I've been growing tomatoes in containers in San Francisco for a few years and started out gung-ho mixing my own soil and have shifted to the pre-mixed ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-6248 Kim Laidlaw Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:57:36 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-6248 Sara, good for you! I think everyone should plant an urban garden (or a rural one if that's where you live) and get back to the seasonality and sustainability of food. I think you'll be ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-6247 sara no h. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:38:07 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-6247 Just wanted to thank you for posting this - it's inspired me to plant a garden of my own. I didn't buy compost though; the guy at home depot just pointed at a pre-mixed bag ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-6131 John Houston Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:16:38 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/05/29/an-urban-tomato-garden/#comment-6131 I have grown so tired of Craigslist sometimes. I have found other places like, GoGinzo.com, Kijiji.com, and BackPage.com where I can post without so much difficulty. Just my two cents