How to Grow Tomatoes in Pots on a Balcony
Grow tomatoes on a balcony with the right compact variety, a big enough pot, 6+ hours of sun, daily summer watering and regular feeding.
Vegetables
Here we will find various useful articles related to vegetables garden. How to start a Vegetable garden from scratch. vegetable garden in balcony, vegetable garden ideas, vegetable garden design, etc.
Green Roof Gardening: A Practical Backyard Guide
The first green roof I ever built was on my potting shed, and I killed every single plant on it in about seven weeks. I dumped four inches of regular garden soil up there, pressed in a flat of sedum, and walked away feeling clever. By late July the soil had baked into a brick, … Read more >>
15 Profitable Vegetables to Grow and Sell from Home
The first time I sold vegetables, it was an accident. I had eleven pounds of Sungold cherry tomatoes sitting on my kitchen counter in August, my neighbors had stopped answering the door, and I was two days from composting the whole lot. So I set a folding table at the end of my driveway with … Read more >>
Can You Plant Zucchini and Cucumbers Together?
The summer I first put zucchini and cucumbers side by side, I thought I’d cracked the code. Two of my heaviest producers, same family, same water needs, same sun. I tucked three zucchini plants and six cucumber vines into one 4×8 raised bed and figured I’d be handing squash to the neighbors by July. By mid-August, that bed looked … Read more >>
How Much Sun Do Cucumbers Need for Big Harvests
Two summers back I planted six Marketmore 76 cucumber plants along the east fence of my Zone 6 backyard, right where a silver maple had gotten a lot taller than I’d noticed. The vines looked fine in June. Big leaves, good color, plenty of growth. But by late July I’d pulled maybe nine cucumbers total off all … Read more >>
Squash Plant Leaves Turning White? Causes and Fixes
Every July, like clockwork, I walk out to my zucchini patch and spot it — a dusty white smudge on one lower leaf, about the size of a quarter. Last summer I told myself I’d deal with it that weekend. By the time Saturday came, three plants looked like someone had thrown a bag of … Read more >>
How to Plant Squash in a Raised Bed for Big Yields
My first raised bed squash planting was a disaster, and I still laugh about it. I dropped six zucchini seeds into a 4×8 bed in mid-May, figuring more plants meant more squash. By July, that bed looked like a green tidal wave. Leaves the size of dinner plates blocked every path, powdery mildew crept in … Read more >>
How to Grow Squash in Containers Vertically
Two summers back, I stuck one ‘Black Beauty’ zucchini in a half-barrel on my patio and figured I’d get a few fruits. By mid-July that plant had swallowed the grill, two basil pots, and part of the walkway. Leaves the size of dinner plates. Powdery mildew underneath where air never moved. I harvested maybe six squash before … Read more >>
Can You Grow Vegetables on Your Balcony? Yes — Here’s How
My first apartment balcony was 6 feet by 12 feet, concrete floor, iron railing, third floor, facing southwest in Zone 6. I remember standing out there in March holding a seed catalog and thinking the whole thing was a waste of money. Everyone told me you need a yard. So I hedged my bets and … Read more >>
Cucumber Plants Not Growing? 9 Fixes That Work
Two Junes ago I had six Marketmore 76 cucumber seedlings sitting in my Zone 6 raised bed, and for almost three weeks they just… sat. Same four true leaves. Same pale green color. No runners, no tendrils, nothing. Meanwhile, a volunteer cucumber that sprouted from last year’s compost pile, on the shady north side of the garage, … Read more >>