Growing with Grow Towers

Berried treasure

Berried treasure

Strawberries seem to be one of people's favorite things to grow in a GreenStalk vertical planter, and I love this clip of @moulinbarousse getting her GreenStalks planted up in France! Watch with the...

Berried treasure

Strawberries seem to be one of people's favorite things to grow in a GreenStalk vertical planter, and I love this clip of @moulinbarousse getting her GreenStalks planted up in France! Watch with the...

Checking in on the Fall garden

Checking in on the Fall garden

The July sowings have grown up nicely, and we've been enjoying a wealth of leafy greens and herbs from the Fall garden. Particularly the arugula has surprised me in a GreenStalk, never have I...

Checking in on the Fall garden

The July sowings have grown up nicely, and we've been enjoying a wealth of leafy greens and herbs from the Fall garden. Particularly the arugula has surprised me in a GreenStalk, never have I...

beans, tomatoes, carrots and kale sprouts late summer in a greenstalk vertical planter

Evaluation of Cocopeat - 4 months later

This was the first year we tested mixing coconut fiber (Cocopeat) with the soil in our containers. It was an experiment for us and we were hoping it would not be a mistake. It wasn't!

Evaluation of Cocopeat - 4 months later

This was the first year we tested mixing coconut fiber (Cocopeat) with the soil in our containers. It was an experiment for us and we were hoping it would not be a mistake. It wasn't!

2 simple ways to store the cherry tomato harvest

2 simple ways to store the cherry tomato harvest

Tomatoes take a relatively long time from seed to harvest, and some years it can seem we wait forever for that first one to ripen - only to soon after have tomatoes in...

2 simple ways to store the cherry tomato harvest

Tomatoes take a relatively long time from seed to harvest, and some years it can seem we wait forever for that first one to ripen - only to soon after have tomatoes in...

Planting out the fall garden

Planting out the fall garden

Finally a break in the rain, and a chance to replant one of the towers with plants for fall harvest. The lettuce and pointed cabbages have all been harvested from this tower...

Planting out the fall garden

Finally a break in the rain, and a chance to replant one of the towers with plants for fall harvest. The lettuce and pointed cabbages have all been harvested from this tower...

Zucchini & cheddar frittata

Zucchini & cheddar frittata

Summer squash - with cheese and cream you can't go wrong Our zucchini squash continues to grow well, new ones are coming all the time. They are so good in both salads...

Zucchini & cheddar frittata

Summer squash - with cheese and cream you can't go wrong Our zucchini squash continues to grow well, new ones are coming all the time. They are so good in both salads...