GeorgyGirl's Sky garden

Garden Type: Balcony | Sun: Partial Sun | Soil: Potting Mix I'm Organic!

This is my garden in the sky – the balcony of my fifth floor where I’m hoping to grow vegetables and flowers. :)

Looking out from the flat, the balcony faces East, with the left corner facing South and the right corner facing North – these photos were taken at 9:28am to give me an idea of the sun’s position. It’s a good size and seems to get a fair amount of light, although being on the fifth floor the wind is obviously a factor. I’ll also need to work out the amount of weight that the balcony can take when considering where to put plants, but I’ve got railings and a drainpipe. No opportunity to drill holes for hanging baskets tho, as the property is rented.

Photos

Plantings

Day 208

Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

Sown on 29 Apr 09
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Day 208

Spinach beet

Beta vulgaris var. cicla

Sown on 29 Apr 09
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Day 209

Rocket

Eruca sativa

Sown on 28 Apr 09
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Day 209

Salad leaves

Sown on 28 Apr 09
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Day 226

French Marigolds

Tagetes patula

Transplanted on 11 Apr 09 Have moved some of the French Marigolds outside...
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Day 243

Mustard

Brassica juncea

Sown on 25 Mar 09 Using this as green manure prior to planting my...
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Day 243

Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

Sown on 25 Mar 09 Nice bit of inter planting with the black poppies
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Day 245

Fenugreek

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Sown on 23 Mar 09 Fenugreek planted to act as a green manure in a...
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Day 265

Black Poppies

Papaver somniferum

Sown on 03 Mar 09 Lovely black poppies in lovely yellow holders
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Day 265

Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum

Sown on 03 Mar 09 My jute bag of salad potatoes :)
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Day 272

Carrot

Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Sown on 24 Feb 09 I've put some carrot seeds out in the same pot ...
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Day 275

Garlic

Allium sativum

Sown on 21 Feb 09 Organic softneck garlic planted out on the balc...
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