The "No Back Yard" Garden Photo Tutorial

Thank you all for your patience as it has taken me a while to get all of the supplies I needed for this project.

The supplies you will need are:

kiddie pool
drill with 1/2'' hole cutter bit
pavers or wood blocks to elevate
small to medium size rocks (40 lb bag)
dirt (potting soil)
plants
water hose

On to the photo tutorial:

First you need to get a kiddie pool from Wally World.....

Then you need to drill some holes.  I used our 1/2 inch hole cutter drill bit.



Be sure to use safety glasses!



Ok, now you that you have drilled the holes you need to elevate your kiddie pool so it will drain properly.  Preston and I chose to use these 59 cent pavers we found at the Home Depot.



Close up of the elevation....

Ok now that you did that it's time time to get some rocks.  I found this 40 pound bag of river pebbles at the Home Depot for only $3.65 pre tax.  Place a layer of rocks on the bottom of the kiddie pool.  It will sag in some areas, this is ok.  The rocks will help with drainage. 

Now put some dirt over the rocks....

Keep spreading dirt over the rocks until the kiddie pool is pretty full of dirt.



Now get your plants.  In March Preston and I started some watermelon and sunflowers indoors.  It's time to move them outside to our garden.....

Now just gently scoop out the plants from under the original dirt and transplant into your "NBY" garden.

Make sure you keep it watered especially on hot summer days. 

I hope you had fun learning how to make a garden for your back porch.  Hopefully within a few months we will have a couple of giant sunflowers and some awesome watermelons!!!

Ashley Holland 5/12/2011