DIY Guide

Community gardeners are resourceful people.

Creative, thrifty, multi-talented gardeners around the city are taking on DIY projects that extend the growing season, conserve water, and create beautiful designs.  This section offers hands-on instructions and resources for exploring new heights in DIY gardening.

  • Growing Locations:  Ensure that your vegetables grow in safe soil with raised beds, berms, self-watering containers, and other container garden options.
  • Composting: DIY plans for tumblers and bins.
  • Season Extension Tools: Make summer last a little longer with hoop houses, low tunnels, and cold frames
  • Rainwater Collection: Vegetables aren’t the only thing you can harvest in your garden. Harvest the rain and conserve water with these DIY tips.