Best way to connect and seal two plastic water containers?
I’m launching a little balcony gardening project that involves water reservoirs. I don’t have much experience with these kinds of projects, so I need a little help....
What would/can you grow on a balcony without much direct sunlight?
I have a balcony on raised ground floor with lots of trees hiding the sun. In the summer I get a few hours of direct sunlight, not enough to get anything flowering. I attempted growing tomatoes, and ended up with the tallest, most useless plant ever. Strawberries were also mostly leaves. There is a planter integrated on the...
My journey growing letteuce in my living room over the winter (see album in description)
I started in mid-November and have already had 5 harvests! The outrageous red and oak leaf letteuce have done the best. None of the black seeded Simpson survived. They’re all leggy because of the distance to my grow lights but one of these days I’ll get around to setting up a way to drop them down....
Any advice on drilling holes in a container to use for a balcony garden? (sh.itjust.works)
Like hole size, placement, etc?...
Do tomatoes survive winter? (feddit.cl)
So this year I grew some tomatoes for the first time. They were small but tasty....
Growing mint in a planter is a great way to keep it from taking over your garden (slrpnk.net)
And it works great on a balcony or indoor garden! Mint is also naturally pest resistant....
Growing potatoes in a Costco planter (sh.itjust.works)
They’ve been surprisingly easy. These Yukon gold potatoes grow fast!...
Mini ponds are 'tiny universes' of biodiversity for gardens and windowsills (www.bbc.com)
An interesting and space efficient three-tier foldaway planter designed for easy access (www.youtube.com)
What would you repot this basil into? (slrpnk.net)
I snagged a deal on grocery store basil. What sized pot(s) would be best to repot this into as 13 stems is a bit crowded for a 4" pot lol. Trying to keep this lil’ fella happy....
Irrigating a balcony garden
I’ve had irrigation running on my porch for a few years now, so I figured it was worth making a post about how it works, and the pros and cons of it. I’m by no means an expert....
Show off your upcycled planters in your balcony or indoor gardens! (slrpnk.net)
I thought this one was a really great idea...
Growing Potatoes In A Bucket: Small Space Spuds (www.epicgardening.com)
Balcony vegetables: Tomatoes, beans, peppers, and broccoli on the ground. Spinach and carrots in the basket. (live.staticflickr.com)
by Christopher Porter
Strawberry babies!!! (feddit.de)
How to create a permaculture balcony and grow your own food (www.livewildly.co)
Plastics with the recycling symbol 4, 5, and 2 are safe to re-use for gardening on your balcony (www.epicgardening.com)
When it comes to plastics, the saying goes: 4, 5, 1, 2, all the rest are bad for you....
We started a mushroom garden, I'll let you know how it goes! (movim.slrpnk.net)
My SO and I have been planning to start a mushroom garden for awhile now. You can buy these kits with mushroom spawn in peg form, and you just drill holes in a log and hammer them in. I’d had big dreams of going along the bike path, adding them to all the dead logs there, until I learned how important it is to properly and...
How to Get Your Apartment Off the Grid (solar.lowtechmagazine.com)
Although slightly off-topic, I decided to post this since it applies to balcony gardens and indoor small-scale gardens alike.
Growing a snack bar on the deck (live.staticflickr.com)
by Ruth Hartnup
Dealing with plant debris
Does anyone have a good method for dealing with plant debris? I’m thinking about things like stems from plants, or even just pruned bits. I don’t have a place to compost effectively. My normal method for woody debris is to cut it to little pieces with garden shears, and for leafy stuff to just let it dry out and crunch it...
Dreaming of strawberries... (feddit.de)
More Balcony than Gardening but.. (lemmy.world)
…hope this is still on topic....
Video interview: couple living in urban Melbourne share the joys and challenges of their 10th story balcony garden (www.youtube.com)
am I overwatering or under watering? (lemmy.world)
Somebody please help me save this plant. This is a crêpe myrtle. It is a couple months old. It was doing really well and then one day it looked very sad. I dug it up and the roots look really good. I was worried because I had a lemon tree die of root rot. The tree is under grow lights if that gives any more information.
