Edible Estates. Someone had the same idea as me.

cool...what a rotary look like? (out of school like forever...heck, electric typewriters were new back then!!) because of child, i have one of those ones with straight edge. and cutter. line up pic, slide cutter across it.

later, i did take the time to look at box B...since it uses a whole sheet, cutting would not be necessary, but i guess one would want both sizes

 

Here's a link to an effort within one Boulder, CO community to expand front-yard gardening, with pictures. http://www.communityrootsboulder.com/

As for me, I own a condo with two balconies, no yard. So I grow everything in pots (which I also had to do when living in MA so I could locate plants in a sunny area). I've found that I'm not limited to the type of tomato--have grown small and large varieties, but I also typically keep the tomatoes staked with bamboo tee pees and prune so I only have one main vine: Pruning Tomatoes - Fine Gardening Article

 

Be careful though . . . a few of my colleagues went in with their neighbors and planted veggies in the area between the sidewalk and street. Most of their neighbors really like it, but one reported them to the city and they got in trouble for doing this within the easement. At issue were the poles and fences they put in--blocking access if the city needed to access that area. The story made it to the newspaper, and I think they're still hashing it out with the city.

 

ok. exactly what i have then... maybe diff model...

i really want to do this hanging pot thing now that i know the yield is so awesome. but one concern i have, the sun sets in the front. we have no privacy or anything to hang on the front. so does this leave me out since my porch only gets morning sun for the most part?...

 

I've decided to hang my planters on shepherds hooks so that I can move them around if the crop doesn't like the location and so that I don't have to worry about locating studs. I going to start with one container and see how it goes. If the crop seems to like the amount of sun and location, I'm going to expand this next year. I can easily fit at least twelve hanging baskets in this area.

Any recommendations for a crop that'll like starting from seed this late in the year? Is broccoli or cabbage a good choice?

 

Arugula has a pretty quick maturation cycle. Might be worth a punt.

 

How about lettuce? Be careful with the shepherd's hooks. They may not be strong enough.

Whatever you start, you might be able to bring it inside and put it in a sunny window.

I have very little sun here and have to use pots.

 

My parent's planted Claret grapes last summer and they're doing quite well in their second season here in CO. They are producing a few grapes, but I think it may take another season or two before they come into their own. Good luck with it.

 

that's a crackin' setup. It'd work great for folks with really limited space.

 

It's pretty late in the season to start much now, and you're almost better off planning for next year at this point. Not to put a damper on what's left of summer, but the first frost in your area is probably less than a couple of months away. Maybe try something like winter kale, or some of the tougher herbs, such as oregano. You could start some indoor seedlings in early Spring, and be all ready to go by April. Some sort of cold frame once they're outside will protect your plants from the wind and overnight lows.

 

I don't know about your area, but I am getting ready to plant peas in a few weeks. Last year I planted them in fall and had some peas around December, I think. Then I forgot about them over January-Februaryish. When I walked around the garden again in early spring, the peas had continued working all winter and were laden with pods! They continued flowering and producing pod pretty much until May (much to my delight).

We have very light frost here... I think the lowest we had over winter last year was 29 degrees, and the peas didn't mind that. So, depending when your frost settles in for good, you may have luck with some peas and maybe some other 'cold' crops, like broccoli, cabbage, beets, turnips, chard, kale, etc.