Last year I moved in my first house (should be read apartment in a big city). After finishing the painting, the first thing i did was to plant some vegetables on the balcony (pretty diverse, from parsley to tomatoes). A sort of a challenge was to plant them in mid April, a bit too late for them. But in the end they all grew up just fine.
The thing is that the parsley from my pot had the same taste like the one in my grandma's garden. The one I buy in the supermarket, even if is in a pot and not cut already, has absolutely no taste. I know that i will not be able to be self sufficient on all vegetables, but i think i can have enough parsley and basil for the summer, and a few salads with tomatoes. In the end is a matter of choice, if you want to have diversity or to have just some plants that will keep your taste rich.
Now, because i am not a land owner, the only place where i can grow something is my balcony and the window sill, so just a couple of square meters. Unlike like last year, now I can have a head start and plant when they should be planted (namely, in the next 2 months). In the meantime I will also keep this blog with instructions on how to stuff. Just one thing, I am not a professional farmer, this is not my full time job, is just a hobby.
This is it. Have fun!
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| Fresh basil |
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| Fresh parsely |
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| Cherry tomatoes starting to ripe |
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| Full balcony 2010 |
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