Allotments, balconies and gardens

[cesy]

I do not have a garden for proper gardening. But I do have a balcony and some potted plants. I do have two friends with allotments. And I do have several family members with gardens. I want to start doing some more stuff. Growing mint indoors on a windowsill is going well, and the parsley outdoors is doing well. Alpine strawberries outdoors are doing less well, but I still have hope. At some point I think I want some bigger pots, because a lot of things don't do well if the pot is tiny and I forget to water it.

Cheer me on?

Comments

[juliet]

The bigger the pot the better in terms of watering & resilience to forgetting -- and self-watering systems (bought or DIY) are worth looking at too.

Herbs are possibly the best bang-for-buck if you only have a small space. Tomatoes can do really well on balconies too, and some greens.

[cesy]

Basil is probably the next most useful herb if I can get it to survive, but tomatoes are a great idea, too - I could have a go with a grow-bag.