Grow Guy

Winter is over, the weather is starting to warm up and I finally cleared out my dutch buckets ready for the new growing season. An early start will mean that I can experiment with more types of vegetables and different growing methods this season. My courtyard does not get enough sunlight...

I let my suckers get all out of control and had to really cut back my tomato plants. They were really smothering each other and I just could not get the spider mites under control using organic pesticide. Thinning the plants to allow more airflow seemed worth a try. I asked at the local nursary and they said the lower winter temperatures and rain should also help as spider mites don't...

I noticed fine silky webs with red specs on my plants for the first time this morning. A quick look on the interweebs and they are Red Spider Mites! An early sign of these pests is the plant leaves start to turn a speckled yellow or white. This is because spider mites sit on the underside...

I noticed that a few of my tomatoes had black bottoms. By my understanding this is from inconsistent watering where the calcium is not reaching the fruit (My grow solution may also be too weak for the plants at this stage in the growth cycle). There are other factors that may cause this...

Urban Agriculture is the growing of food in or around a village, town or city. Food security, food safety and income generation are all key motivations for the practice. Direct access to fresh fruit, and vegetables through urban agriculture can improve food security and food safety. Urban Agriculture has a long history from the Egyptians through both WWI, WW2...

My tomatoes are ripening enough for me to pick a couple every two days. The sizes vary but they are a good round shape, have a nice smooth skin, and they taste great! I have not had any issues with bugs and the mildew seems to be under control. The plants are still producing new leaves...

I noticed that a couple of my tomatoes are finally turning red and rippening. I am actually going to taste one in the next day or two. The leaves on the lower parts of the stem have started to turn brown and die. I think is the natural growth cycle of the plants because there is new...