Remember when you were in second grade and you thought you were awesome because you stuck toothpick in a potato, sat it on top of a cup of water and watched it sprout? Well you were awesome. You never let anyone tell you different. Even if you were wearing a Hypercolor sweatshirt with Zubaz pants. Those pink pit stains were sweet.

Well, tiny container gardening can still be awesome. There are just some challenges to overcome. Small volumes of soil dry out fast and it can be more challenging to keep them well fed.

Well, I found a great website with some details on how do keep a small container garden healthy, and even how to mount it vertically. Check out the article here:

http://containergardening.wordpress.com/great-ideas-for-container-gardening/

Here’s a great idea I saw on Lifehacker. You can grow small vegetables on a wall with rain gutters mounted to it. Gutters are a great fit for this. They are designed to mount securely, they are as water tight as you need them to be and they are cheap.

I have my own vertical gardening experiment in effect right now. Photos coming soon…

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