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Bertie
Farmgirl at Heart
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Rheame
Spokane
WA
USA
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 Posted - Jul 11 2007 : 9:43:56 PM
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I just wondered; does anyone have a good idea of dwarf lillies (flowers) and/or fruits and veggies I can grow in small pots in the northwest? I ask because I live in an apartment (gasp!!) and don't have much space for a real garden. Any thoughts? Anyone??? Bertie |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2007 : 9:46:24 PM
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You can grow strawberries in pots, tomatoes do great if in a big enough pot, pretty much any flower like Bachelor buttons or impatien does well. You could grow lettuce or a even a few carrots!
Alee
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2007 : 9:55:12 PM
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check out Renee's Garden Seeds
http://www.reneesgarden.com/seeds/seeds-hm/vegB.htm
she offers varieties of tiny baby carrots that don't need peeling that take very little space to grow, she also offers a variety of lettuce that is a single serve head of lettuce easily grown in small pots, etc. lots of fun varieties that would suit what you are looking for. I bought a few seed packets from the company this year and the germination rate was very good.
Best of wishes.
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Edited by - Tina Michelle on Jul 11 2007 9:55:49 PM |
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2007 : 07:30:14 AM
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| If you have room for 1/2 whiskey barrels or long retangular planters you can use them as mini gardens. Tomatoes and squash or cucumber in one and non-bushy plants like lettuce, beets, carrots, etc in the other. I think Organic Gardening has had articles on this in the past. You might want to check their website. |
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Runbikegrrl
True Blue Farmgirl
250 Posts
MaryAnn
Waterbury Ctr
VT
USA
250 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2007 : 09:32:09 AM
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I like to grow perenials and stuff I can bring inside when the season is done. right now I have 3 kinds of hot peppers, some sage and some cilantro (to go with the hot peppers for making salsa). I also have a few grape tomato plants and some extras from my garden (with all this rain I am thinking that these might be the only ones I can save!) My Dad use to do strawberries in barrels and pots and next year I am going to start a miniture blueberry and maybe even an orange
"So many interests so little time!"
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corporatefarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tamara
Pikeville
TN
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2007 : 1:39:37 PM
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Even in an apartment you can farm. I use to use larger clay pots and compine things like cherry tomatoe plants, basil and marjoram. I have grown green beans in large pots and had them climb the deck rail. Lettuce is great to. You can grow great herbs like mint, basil, thyme, parsely, etc in pots. I had a wash tub that had a whole little tea garden going. So you GROW GIRL...
there is a seed to plant in every heart |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2007 : 03:43:00 AM
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Lavender might do well
Peppers too. |
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