By Reggie Solomon

• The entire urban gardening world received a boost this week from a New York Times article written by Tracie McMillan titled “Urban Farmers’ Crops Go From Vacant Lot to Market,” that describes how urban gardeners in New York on not only producing for themselves but selling produce to their community for no small change.

• Nathaniel Martin at The Self Sufficient Urbanite is a gardener in the true Urban Garden Casual spirit! Read how how he trains his New York City tomatoes to grow up chain link fence.

• We wish Black Eyed Susan at Adventures in My Urban Garden would start writing again soon; we like her stuff!

By Reggie Solomon

• Urban Garden Casual welcomes Michael Nolan and Cindy Naas to our casual team. This week Michael helped up us create recycled seed trays while Cindy helped up answer everything we always wanted to know about container gardening.

• Philip at Philip Garden’s Blog shares how an abandoned elevated railway in West Manhattan, New York is being transformed into a truly spectacular urban oasis.

• Anthony at The Compost Bin shows us how to make a compost bin from a plastic trash can in case you can’t purchase one of those $200 urban tumblers.

• Urban Garden Casual hearts The Brooklyn Green Team - a team of Brooklyn residents dedicated to reducing our carbon footprint and fixing the planet.

We’re back!

Urban Garden Casual springs back with new writers to help you garden in the city. Get ready to enjoy a new season filled with tips to help your urban garden succeed.

We’re here to answer any gardening questions you may have, so don’t hesitate to drop us a line.

Just because you live in a city doesn’t mean you can’t garden!

Urban Garden Casual helps city dwellers reclaim the pleasures of non-city living within the confines of urban space by bridging traditional gardening with the special needs of urban and small-space gardeners in the modern world.

Urban gardens come in many shapes and sizes. Some urban gardens are as small as a window box or container full of herbs sitting on a fire escape stairwell. Some are as large as the backyard gardens often found in suburban and rural areas.

Working around the constraints of limited-space, light, and microclimates created from the shadows of neighboring buildings can be fun to figure out. After, all, urban gardening is gardening against the odds – and who doesn’t enjoy a challenge! We’re urban dwellers after all.

So, shed your work clothes, pick up your iPod, and join me on a journey through the world of gardening done urban and gardening done casual.