SCH Garden Presentation

URBAN GARDENING IN SEATTLE

WHERE TO GARDEN IN SEATTLE

•P-Patches•Balconies & Fire Escapes •Alley & Sidewalk Gardens•Parking Strip Gardens (now legal!)

•Garden Sharing•Your Front & Back Yards•Adopt a Traffic Circle•Guerilla Gardening

P-PATCH PROGRAMSeattle Department of Neighbors P-Patch Program - The City of Seattle maintains 2,500 plots on 23 acres of land around Seattle. There are currently three p-patches on the Hill, with a fourth on its way in 2009. If you have the time and the drive, there are ways to create your own p-patch!

http://www.cityofseattle.net/neighborhoods/ppatch/

GARDEN SHARING

•Urban Garden Share •http://www.urbangardenshare.org

•Craig’s List •Talk to Your Neighbors and Friends!

ADOPT A TRAFFIC CIRCLE

http://www.seattle.gov/Transportation/trafficcircles.htm

BALCONY & FIRE ESCAPE

WINDOW

10 EASY TO GROW VEGGIES FROM SEED

1. Beans: pole beans, bush beans, soy beans, lima beans, soup beans, runner beans… any beans.

10 EASY TO GROW VEGGIES FROM SEED

2. Squash

10 EASY TO GROW VEGGIES FROM SEED

3. Lettuces and Mustards

10 EASY TO GROW VEGGIES FROM SEED

4. Beets

10 EASY TO GROW VEGGIES FROM SEED

4. Beets

10 EASY TO GROW VEGGIES FROM SEED

5. Kale

10 EASY TO GROW VEGGIES FROM SEED

6. Radishes

10 EASY TO GROW VEGGIES FROM SEED

7. Tomatillos (or ground cherries)

10 EASY TO GROW VEGGIES FROM SEED

8. Broccoli

10 EASY TO GROW VEGGIES FROM SEED

9. Peppers

10 EASY TO GROW VEGGIES FROM SEED

10. Potatoes

10 EASY TO GROW VEGGIES FROM SEED

Bonus: Garlic

10 EASY TO GROW VEGGIES FROM SEED

Bonus: Sweet Potatoes

6 THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT GARDENING IN POTS

1. Pick the Deepest Pot Possible2. Water Often (when dry)3. Fertilize Regularly (organic fertilizer)4. Choose Varieties Wisely – ones that don’t have

big root systems or are smaller varieties5. Be Consistent – in watering, in weeding, in

paying attention to your plants’ needs6. Don’t Listen to Everything You Hear or Read,

and Have fun!

URBAN GARDENING IN SEATTLE•Seattle Tilth - Offers classes, workshops, demonstration gardens, a garden hotline, and plant sales in the spring and fall. http://www.seattletilth.org/ •Seattle Free School- Offers free classes on gardening, cooking, repairing, and more. http://seattlefreeschool.googlepages.com/ •Washington State University Extension: King County Gardening Fact Sheets - Loads of information for local gardeners. http://www.king.wsu.edu/gardening/gardenfacts.htm •Green Seattle Partnership - A partnership with the City of Seattle and The Cascade Land Conservancy to combat invasive plants and restore native plants to Seattle parks and forest land. http://www.greenseattle.org •One Green Generation - A local gardener offers a growing number of "Gardening 101" articles for the novice gardener. http://1greengeneration.com

WHERE TO BUY SUPPLIES: LOCALLocal Nurseries•City People's Garden Store: http://www.citypeoples.com/gardenstore/ •Swansons Nursery: http://www.swansonsnursery.com/ •Sky Nursery: http://www.skynursery.com/

Local Seed Companies•Raintree Nursery http://www.raintreenursery.com/ (great for fruits & unusual things)•Irish Eyes http://www.irisheyesgardenseeds.com •Nichols http://nicholsgardennursery.com/ (the writers of Bountiful Container)•Ed Hume Seeds http://www.humeseeds.com/ •West Coast Seeds http://www.westcoastseeds.com/ •Abundant Life http://abundantlifeseeds.com/ •Territorial Seed Company http://territorialseed.com/

WHERE TO BUY SUPPLIES: NATIONAL

•Seed Savers Exchange – beautiful photos, amazing resource, wonderful mission http://seedsavers.org/ •Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply – a great resource for organic seeds, as well as gardening supplies http://groworganic.com/ •Bountiful Gardens – heirloom, untreated, open-pollinated, these back-to-landers have lovely seeds and supplies as well http://bountifulgardens.org/ •Seeds of Change – my first love, these seeds are always predictably good and the catalog is beautiful http://www.seedsofchange.com/ •One Green World – drool, drool, the fruit! So many you’ve never heard of, so many you want to grow! http://onegreenworld.com/ •Botanical Interests – very reliable, moving more into heirloom and organic http://www.botanicalinterests.com/ •Renee’s Garden – a good standby, perusing their catalog is like stepping back in time http://www.reneesgarden.com/ •The Pepper Gal – lots and lots and lots of peppers http://www.peppergal.com/ •Tomatofest – hundreds and hundreds of organic, heirloom tomatoes, with a huge selection of cold-climate tomatoes to boot. Great stuff. http://www.tomatofest.com/ •The Cook’s Garden – expensive seeds, but the catalog is really beautiful and inspiring http://cooksgarden.com/ •Forest Farm - a 500 page catalog of shrubs, trees, and vines. No kidding – 500 pages http://www.forestfarm.com/ •Whatcom Seed Company – Rare and interesting seeds to experiment with http://seedrack.com/