4661 Pescadero Ave., San Diego, CA

Description

We killed our lawn and replaced it with a vegetable garden. We replaced the concrete so all water would drain to the garden or the side yard leading to another planted area. We also removed all spray irrigation and replaced it with a drip system. We water about 5 minutes every other day with the drip system and hand water about once every two to three weeks for the hanging and potted plants. Some plants came from Walter Anderson Nursery, some were cuttings from friends and some came from the swap meet. We use Cocoa mulch because it lasts a long time and smells great. We only had a small lawn where the garden is now but it has made a huge difference in the look of the yard and how we eat. We have a worm bin for composting everything from our kitchen which reduces trash and creates great worm castings for the garden and worm tea for the plants. We sweep up all the fallen leaves and put them at the base of all the trees for composting and moisture retention.