1. I've seen people grow lettuce in hanging baskets
but the tomatoes and peppers needed quite a bit more room. I'd suggest half barrel planters for those, although you can do cherry tomatoes in 12 inch pots with lots of Miracle Gro.
Your main problem will be watering, and I'd suggest twice a day in the hottest parts of the summer.
9. The hanging tomato plants are good, but you'll need to do
something to protect the 'maters from the birds - a screen-wire cage of some kind (I rigged up one that looked godawful, but it worked fairly well). I had pretty good luck growing them on my backyard patio, but I quickly learned I'd have to protect them from the birds.
instead of hanging ones, you will need to have at least a five gallon container if you want tomatoes. The same goes with cucumbers. If you grow herbs, the diameter should be at least eighteen inches.
14. I think today I'll go to the good garden center in town
and see if they have any advice on tomatoes for a balcony garden. Someone somewhere said something about doing tomatoes in small pots. I just can't remember exactly what.
I get most of my gardening supplies from the Garden House. They have taught us how to clone our own tomato plants so I am hoping for homegrown tomatoes year around. I grow most all of my own spices now. We have to use pots and in the ground. I can do an itty bitty garden but weeding can get too much for me.
I did indulge this year and purchased some of those Topsy Turvy hanging tomato growers - my grandfather asked for a couple so I figured I'd buy them for him and get myself some too.
I'm also trying onions, carrots, radishes and cucumbers in pots this year. Too much work going on around our house to plant a garden.
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