I live in the city too in an apartment with my husband. I grew up on a farm with acres and acres of trees and land to grow anything you could possibly want, but I couldn't bring that with me to the city. I have a patio where I have a potted garden of corn, tomatoes, green peppers, jalapenos, pumpkins, and sunflowers. I don't have a very large compost bin, but it's one of those plastic storage containers that I fill with paper, cardboard, vegetable scraps, coffee grinds, etc. I drink a lot of coffee so I use the plastic containers that it comes it to use as small compost containers inside my apartment. When they get full, I take them on the patio and put them into the larger one. It may seem like a lot of work, but its not. I don't have a lot of space, but I have a compost container and I use handheld rakes and shovels to mix it around. It just takes take a little time and creativity, but I am doing my part in my little small corner of the world :)
I just wish I could figure out how to turn my ideas about saving the environment into a full-time paying job. I just love nature and everything it has to offer :)
Harold N.8 years ago
good idea
ann marie m.8 years ago
I have found the perfect place to get garden fertilizer, your local cafe! I visited mine and asked them to save me coffee grounds for a day. They did, filters and all. I sprinkle the grounds around my vegetable plants, and the filters go in the compost pile. great way to recycle, and the vegetable plants love it too!
Mary S.8 years ago
If a weed could grow in that place wo can a flower, your choice.
I just wish I could figure out how to turn my ideas about saving the environment into a full-time paying job. I just love nature and everything it has to offer :)