Astorian Urban Gardeners

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A place for gardening enthusiasts to swap questions, stories, and advice, and come to learn how you can grow your own veggies, herbs, and flowers, even if you lack land to call your own.

Website: http://www.gardeningqueens.com
Members: 105
Latest Activity: May 8

Stop by Kate & Jen's Urban Garden to follow the detailed adventures of Kate and Jen as they journey through the triumphs and failures of improvised urban gardening. Have any questions or suggestions for the bloggers, leave a message here and we'll do our best to answer them! Have a gardening story of your own? Feel free to share with the group! We also welcome relevant news links, information, and resources. Oh, and make sure to invite your friends!

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Comment by Monica Pelaez on February 26, 2013 at 6:46pm: Hello!!!! Come visit 44-09 30th Avenue for some delicious fresh juices, smoothies, salads, wraps and everything in between. I cook for people individually depending on how hungry you are!

http://www.yelp.com/biz/your-healthy-kitchen-astoria

Comment by Diana Limongi on November 4, 2012 at 11:16am: hi! i am looking for some direction to get ready for next harvest... i have a small plot in my backyard, we already grew cherry tomatoes, basil, peppers and eggplants but i would like to expand next year. suggestions? is there a place that offers classes or something? thanks!

Comment by Faith Lim on May 7, 2012 at 3:16pm: Hey Astorians, I've got two small sweet pepper plants that I'd love to trade for jalapenos, mint, or ...you tell me! I'm btwn the Broadway and Steinway stops. You can email me at lim.faith at gmail.

Comment by Mitchell J. Blas on April 27, 2012 at 4:25pm: Make sure your containers are deep enough for the plants to root properly

Comment by Jordan D. on April 24, 2012 at 12:30pm: Anybody have tips, tricks or good stories for gardening on a small balcony? Last year I stuck to herbs (basil, cilantro, rosemary, etc.) and had a pretty decent harvest. Thinking of doing some veggies this year (tomatoes are the first thing that came to mind). Any recommendations for a good veggie to grow, say in a 5 gallon bucket, which doesn't need constant attention and tons of sunlight?

Comment by Shyaporn Theerakulstit on April 23, 2012 at 12:20pm: @Michelle Ronda Thanks so much! If I can't find them locally, that looks perfect. And that's actually less than I thought they'd be.

Comment by Michelle Ronda on April 23, 2012 at 11:56am: Shyaporn, I bought my columnar apple trees at Gardeners.com several years back; they may be a little pricey, but the trees are very healthy and this year I expect more apples than last. They are beautiful to look at, the bees love them and the apples were delicious. Here's a link: http://www.gardeners.com/Columnar-Apple-Trees/37-513,default,pd.html

Comment by Shyaporn Theerakulstit on April 23, 2012 at 11:49am: Anyone know someplace that sells Pole Apple Trees? I so want one!

http://goldiris.com/unusual-plants/pole-apple-trees-columnar-is-the...

Comment by Faith Lim on March 22, 2012 at 12:47pm: Hi chadwickjames - I'm right around the corner from you on 37th St...I'd love to take the bags off your hands! I'm at lim.faith at gmail!

Comment by chadwickjames on March 22, 2012 at 12:42pm: I have one potato grow bag and two tomato grow bags with cages. They need a new home. I used them once (two seasons ago) with great success but I don't really have the space on my terrace. Can someone use these? I'm near 36th and B'way. I don't want any money - I just want someone to pick them up and reuse them! :)