My Urban Garden

by Neale McDavitt-Van Fleet

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DSC05830.JPGI have long been intrigued by the idea of growing my own food, but wasn’t sure how to go about it in the city. I had grown herbs in a window box, but nothing substantial.

This summer I decided to plant a small balcony-based container garden. I’m going to post again later in the summer when I start being able to cultivate the fruits of my labours, but I do have to say that the results so far have been incredibly positive. A dozen or so zucchinis are growing, a good thirty tomatoes, a half dozen hot peppers (enough for making a bottle or two of hot sauce), and more than enough herbs to easily meet my needs. All of this in three relatively small plastic bins and a few stray pots.

There are still a couple more months to go in the growing season, and I haven’t eaten much aside from some herbs and some zucchini flowers, but the results are pretty encouraging. Tending to the plants and watching them grow has been a great experience by itself.

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One Comment:

  1. mvb

    Your urban garden is beating our urban garden. While we have a few lovely looking green peppers (among other things), we have not had much luck with the zucchini and apparently those are virtually fool-proof.

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