Our little porch/patio/balcony garden is doing splendidly well. It has been so fun for our kids to see the seeds sprout and turn into recognizable plants. We’re still waiting on a few herbs and plants to take off, but we know if we’re patient…
On Memorial Day we headed to The Home Depot and bought some bigger pots and more soil so the faster growing plants had more room to grow. We also purchased a serrano chile plant, as well as a regular tomato plant. (I am still waiting to see how my cherry tomatoes will fare–they are from seed.)
My husband had the brilliant idea of placing a layer of rocks under the soil to help with drainage. It was intuitive as it poured rain two days later and would have drowned our happy little plants. Now, no huge worries when it down pours–and it often does in this area of the U.S.
(My kids had the best time rinsing off the rocks to put in the bottom of the pots.)
So far this is what we’ve planted:
Serrano chiles
Regular tomatoes
Parsley
Nasturtiums
Peas–much happier in a bigger planter
Red lettuce mix
Cherry Tomatoes
Cilantro
Thyme
Oregano
Lavender
Chamomile
Mesclun mix
Impatiens
If the lettuce works…I’ll be so happy! Fresh organic salads all summer long!
Our next purchase is going to be hanging strawberry plants that I saw on The Kitchn.
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Hanging strawberry plants. I like that idea. Have to check it out.
Ok I have to do this… you are tagged.
I like this strawberry idea. There is one for tomatoes too called the Topsy Turvy (or something like that)…
I am about to embark on my very first ever attempt to grow things… Wish me luck!
I am absolutely jealous right now… I need to start growing my own food!
Let me know how the hanging strawberry thing works. I’ve also seen one for tomatoes and I’ve always been curious.
Oooo…my mom is trying those hanging strawberry thingies, too. I hope they work!
Your garden looks great. I tried one last year and wish I could do it again this year, but no such luck.
Your porch garden looks great. I’m so glad to see that everything is maturing nicely. I wasn’t so ambitious this year and joined a CSA instead.
Love your porch garden! I have a bunch of sweetcorn growing in pots in my garden right now. I think pots are the way to go sometimes!
Hi dear, very nice your balcony, good idea, I do miss my garden but it’s few hours aways from where I live now so I can’t go all the time, maybe I should try with my balcony. I made your dulce de leche ice cream, it was divine, thanks, I love dulce de leche, I also made a dulce de leche mousse with mascarpone. I saw your peanut butter torte, really nice.
:-) Trisha
Your garden is lovely Miss Linds! :)
What lovelies! Congratulations on your garden. I love the hanging strawberries idea. We’ve given up on fruits & veggies partly because the rooftop vermin kept getting to them first (gross), but I think we’d beat them with the strawberries!
Please post updates — I love seeing gardens grow.
Or nasturtiums have just started blooming!
Looks like I took a similar trip to Lowes! Our tomato plant already has two flowers (we plnated it in the soil and used bamboo to secure it straight), our mint is growing wild and so is our Thai basil!! My lettuce looks very much like yours at this point and I can’t wait for a caprese salad!! I keep singing to the baby’s breath to finally go crazy!!