Gallery 2005 - 3


Container Garden (July 2005). Okra, Pepper, Tomato, Cucumber (l-r).


Hot Peppers (July 2005). This particular plant is very productive. It does well in the container.


Dwarf Blueberry Bush (July 2005). Mulched with pine needles to provide acidic soil conditions.


Lettuce Bowl (July 2005).


Miscellaneous pickings (July 2005).

2005 Gallery - Page 2

An ordinary schmuck wants to transform a weed-infested urban lot into a productive food garden. Can he succeed...or will the forces of nature prevail?
What? In July 2002, I moved into a new apartment with a huge overgrown backyard. My landlord told me I could do “whatever I want back there”. I decided to chop down the brush, and grow some food. This web journal keeps track of the adventure.
Who? Brian Bender—a professional web developer and over-achieving slacker.
Where? Chicago, the garden city.
Why? I like food. I like plants. I like working outside. I like making web pages about things I like.
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