Sunday, May 30, 2010

Balcony Gardening -- New This Year



Finally, I planted my garden. It was hard work, but this year I was smarter. Last year from a lot of bending, I pulled my back and it took weeks to recover. This year I got myself a 4.5”x2.5” and 1” thick board. I placed it over the top of two chairs and bingo, I had a comfortable platform to plant on. This method reduced the bending to a minimum. Less cleaning as well.
It is raining off and on and I hope my flowers are not going to drown. I hope that Mother Nature will cooperate and then my balcony garden going to look spectacular. I will post pictures as it grows


This year I mixed some vegetable as well. I have one tomato plant, yellow and red pepper, miniature pepper, parsley and on the trellis, I planted claiming spinach, which is edible. I am told that it grows fast, one plant covers the whole wall, and it has little blue flowers. We will see. I already pick a few leaves and add it to my morning salad.


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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Balcony Gardening





As the weather warms up times has come to plant. I love gardening and I always had a garden. For the past 20 years, I live in a condominium apartment with a 60-foot balcony. Every year this balcony becomes a garden with lots of colourful flowers, a trellis with morning glory. Last year I experimented with planting tomato, miniature peppers, and green onion and it was successful. The pictures I am showing is from last year. Every year the color scheme is different. I have 6 hours of morning sun a day, so I choose carefully plants that do not need full sun.



All summer I practically live on that balcony, I eat breakfast and supper there, take a nap, listen to music, and read. It gives me a lot of pleasure and work and it helps slowing down the aging process.




Last year I experimented with planting tomato, miniature peppers, and green onion and it was successful. The pictures I am showing is from last year. Every year the color scheme is different. I have 6 hours of morning sun a day, so I choose carefully plants that do not need full sun.
All summer I practically live on that balcony, I eat breakfast and supper there, take a nap, listen to music, and read. It gives me a lot of pleasure and work and it helps slowing down the aging process.
So have a hoby, or if you have one peruse it with passion.
Any sugestion advice or criticism are welcome.

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