I love gardening, especially using the permaculture discipline. I’m exploring how my iPad can help me visualize and communicate design and technical decisions in the coming year by making beautiful images of the garden. Also, too, swag? Location: Maine.
Thanks for popping in to http://1stgardenat40.wordpress.com – I’m curious to see how your iPad helps you out, or at least which apps you think are useful. Good luck with your quest
I haven’t really found any gardening apps per se. However, camera and art tools are useful. I like Skitch and Camera Boost a lot. I don’t think there’s a substitute for sharp observation, though, and the iPad really helps with that. There’s just something about asking “What am I going to take a picture of today?”
I really like the idea behind your blog; I would love to get an ipad myself so I can enjoy my garden and upload related pictures and posts in the moment instead of having to head inside every time I want to share something on my blog….I look forward to following your ipad/gardening adventures.
Thanks! The technology isn’t helping me make decisions, at least not directly, but it is helping me to see what I otherwise would not see.
Great idea. I enjoyed your articles.
Thanks for checking out findyourthing and commenting on my gardening exploits. I will indeed listed to what the vegetables have to say to me!
Maybe that new iPad camera and HD display will help visualize those little garden critters with more clarity
The world also needs a good gardening App. And not just a plant reference, but a garden design App! Come on developers out there–get programming!
I would like a Skitch-style app that would let me draw directly onto a photo of the land. The tools would incorporate references…
Hi there, great blog. I want to put paths into our garden – I like your brick edging idea. I wonder if you constructed it yourself? Any hot tips?! Look forward to reading more…
Yes, I’m very lazy. I’ll be putting another one in this spring, but basically I level out the earth a bit with a garden trowel, put down a double layer of a non-woven fabric as a light-block, lay down the bricks along the edges of the fabric, shovel stone dust between the bricks, and then use a push broom to rake it levels.
Lazy gardening is where it’s at! I’m currently eating blueberries and peas from the garden for very little effort in. Just a daily walk to check for invaders. Why do all that unnecessary work when “your people” (a/k/a/ worms, bacteria, fungi) can do all that hard stuff for you? Came by your blog on a WordPress recommend. I look forward to clicking around as time permits. I’ll be back!
Can I ask where the recommend was? So I can go get recommend some more?
WordPress. I clicked the Reader tab and chose the “gardening” topic. I do it about once a month to find more gardening wackos like me — lazy or not.
Thanks! I think the Reader tab just floats post to the top based on how recent they are, but perhaps I am wrong! It would be nice to think that a human at WP noticed me…
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After looking at your posts you really don’t seem like a “lazy” gardener! 
The movement of the seeds and the cracking of the soil inside the container is likely from watering and drying cycles in the container.
The soil in a container, also, will become compacted. It is better to use soil with perlite or vermiculite to keep the soil aerated and make better use of water.
The container needs to be well drained, as well, sitting in a dish or a tray for example.
If you do that, or, have it self-watering, the depth of soil can be less than proscribed for soil depth for planting in the garden. In fact, many things may do better in a container than in the garden.
Mint, for example, likes a container.
I use containers for plants I want to keep away from bug pests or disease. Other than that, I use companion planting.
they are drained (holes in the bottom but I think you’re right and soil compaction is an issue.
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