A presentation given by Melinda Briana Epler to Sustainable Capitol Hill for our March meeting.

1. Urban Gardening in Seattle

3. Balconies & Fire Escapes

4. Alley & Sidewalk Gardens

5. Parking Strip Gardens (now legal!)

6. Garden Sharing

7. Your Front & Back Yards

8. Adopt a Traffic Circle

11. http://www.urbangardenshare.org

12. Craig’s List

14. Balcony & Fire Escape

15. window

16. 10 Easy to grow veggies from seed 1. Beans: pole beans, bush beans, soy beans, lima beans, soup beans, runner beans… any beans.

17. 10 Easy to grow veggies from seed 2. Squash

18. 10 Easy to grow veggies from seed 3. Lettuces and Mustards

19. 10 Easy to grow veggies from seed 4. Beets

20. 10 Easy to grow veggies from seed 4. Beets

21. 10 Easy to grow veggies from seed 5. Kale

22. 10 Easy to grow veggies from seed 6. Radishes

23. 10 Easy to grow veggies from seed 7. Tomatillos (or ground cherries)

24. 10 Easy to grow veggies from seed 8. Broccoli

25. 10 Easy to grow veggies from seed 9. Peppers

26. 10 Easy to grow veggies from seed 10. Potatoes

27. 10 Easy to grow veggies from seed Bonus: Garlic

28. 10 Easy to grow veggies from seed Bonus: Sweet Potatoes

29. 6 things to remember about gardening in pots Pick the Deepest Pot Possible Water Often (when dry) Fertilize Regularly (organic fertilizer) Choose Varieties Wisely – ones that don’t have big root systems or are smaller varieties Be Consistent – in watering, in weeding, in paying attention to your plants’ needs Don’t Listen to Everything You Hear or Read, and Have fun!

31. Seattle Free School- Offers free classes on gardening, cooking, repairing, and more. http://seattlefreeschool.googlepages.com/

32. Washington State University Extension: King County Gardening Fact Sheets - Loads of information for local gardeners. http://www.king.wsu.edu/gardening/gardenfacts.htm

33. 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

35. Swansons Nursery: http://www.swansonsnursery.com/

37. Irish Eyes http://www.irisheyesgardenseeds.com

38. Nichols http://nicholsgardennursery.com/ (the writers of Bountiful Container)

39. Ed Hume Seeds http://www.humeseeds.com/

40. West Coast Seeds http://www.westcoastseeds.com/

41. Abundant Life http://abundantlifeseeds.com/

43. Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply – a great resource for organic seeds, as well as gardening supplies http://groworganic.com/

44. Bountiful Gardens – heirloom, untreated, open-pollinated, these back-to-landers have lovely seeds and supplies as well http://bountifulgardens.org/

45. Seeds of Change – my first love, these seeds are always predictably good and the catalog is beautiful http://www.seedsofchange.com/

46. One Green World – drool, drool, the fruit! So many you’ve never heard of, so many you want to grow! http://onegreenworld.com/

47. Botanical Interests – very reliable, moving more into heirloom and organic http://www.botanicalinterests.com/

48. Renee’s Garden – a good standby, perusing their catalog is like stepping back in time http://www.reneesgarden.com/

49. The Pepper Gal – lots and lots and lots of peppers http://www.peppergal.com/

50. Tomatofest – hundreds and hundreds of organic, heirloom tomatoes, with a huge selection of cold-climate tomatoes to boot. Great stuff. http://www.tomatofest.com/

51. The Cook’s Garden – expensive seeds, but the catalog is really beautiful and inspiring http://cooksgarden.com/

52. Forest Farm - a 500 page catalog of shrubs, trees, and vines. No kidding – 500 pages http://www.forestfarm.com/

53. Whatcom Seed Company – Rare and interesting seeds to experiment with http://seedrack.com/