2014 Garden - beyond the balcony

beatpoet · June 1, 2014

So up until this year, I had been doing only container gardening on my balcony. This year I decided to expand and got a plot at the community gardens a few blocks from my house. So now I've got 3 raised beds there in addition to the balcony. Not doing as much on the balcony this year, just a few peppers, a cherry tomato plant, potatoes, some greens, radishes and carrots. I have 16 tomato plants at the community garden, plus some more potatoes, peppers, a couple eggplants, a couple cucumbers, a couple squash, onions and beans. Here's some photos of the garden so far, starting with the before and after photos of the community garden plots(they were really overgrown with weeds). Also some photos after the beds were planted, followed by some photos from the balcony.

beatpoet · June 1, 2014

Next are the more current photos of the garden...
In order - Tom Thumb Lettuce, Sun Sugar, Speckled Roman, Moonglow, Red Barn, Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye, Black Krim, Georgia Green(1), Georgia Green(2), Evas Purple Ball, Jersey giant, Japanese Black Trifele, Brandywine Red, JD's Special C-Tex, Wessel's, Amish Paste(1), Amish Paste(2)

JamesL · June 1, 2014

Nicely done!

MissS · June 1, 2014

Well aren't you having fun! You have some room to grow now. It sure makes it easier and more productive to have a patch of soil.
Looks great! Plants are nice and healthy.

Patti

kath · June 2, 2014

Great pics and beautiful plants! Thanks for sharing them and have lots of fun in your expanded space!

BucksCountyGirl · June 2, 2014

Nice pics. Good luck to you this season!

Vespertino · June 2, 2014

Looking great! I love the picture of your cat helping out with the gardening

It's great that the community garden is so close to your house, I'd imagine it might be a bit trying if it was too far to be convenient.

beatpoet · June 2, 2014

Yeah, its definitely very convenient. The cat is just a neighborhood stray, she seems to wander into the gardens from time to time and is very friendly. I tried to get her to help but she was more interested in sunbathing than helping me weed, lol.

beatpoet · June 23, 2014

Here are some updated photos, some overview shots, then pics of some tomatoes(speckled roman, red barn, black krim, moonglow and pink berkeley tie-dye), squash, beans and a kung pao pepper.

salix · July 2, 2014

What a wonderful job you've done to turn that weedy plot into a beautiful and productive garden.

beatpoet · July 8, 2014

Thanks, things are progressing pretty well. Picked the first couple of ripe tomatoes(one yesterday and one last week), getting squash almost daily now too.
First tomato - Speckled Roman:

beatpoet · July 13, 2014

This weekends harvest, the grow bag of potatoes on my balcony was ready, plus a couple of squash and tomatoes, Speckled Roman and JDs Special C-Tex(the bottom of which is probably one of the ugliest tomatoes I've ever grown).

beatpoet · August 9, 2014

Things are definitely in full gear in the garden, this is what i've picked over the last week:

Worth1 · August 9, 2014

Been following this for a while.

Looks great.

Worth

June 1, 2014	#4
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,146	Well aren't you having fun! You have some room to grow now. It sure makes it easier and more productive to have a patch of soil. Looks great! Plants are nice and healthy. Patti __________________ ~ Patti ~

June 2, 2014	#6
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	Nice pics. Good luck to you this season! __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

June 2, 2014	#8
beatpoet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 214	Yeah, its definitely very convenient. The cat is just a neighborhood stray, she seems to wander into the gardens from time to time and is very friendly. I tried to get her to help but she was more interested in sunbathing than helping me weed, lol. __________________ "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley

July 2, 2014	#10
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	What a wonderful job you've done to turn that weedy plot into a beautiful and productive garden. __________________ "He who has a library and a garden wants for nothing." -Cicero

July 8, 2014	#11
beatpoet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 214	Thanks, things are progressing pretty well. Picked the first couple of ripe tomatoes(one yesterday and one last week), getting squash almost daily now too. First tomato - Speckled Roman: __________________ "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley

June 1, 2014	#3
JamesL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 1,992	Nicely done!

June 2, 2014	#5
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Great pics and beautiful plants! Thanks for sharing them and have lots of fun in your expanded space!

June 2, 2014	#7
Vespertino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 743	Looking great! I love the picture of your cat helping out with the gardening It's great that the community garden is so close to your house, I'd imagine it might be a bit trying if it was too far to be convenient.

July 13, 2014	#12
beatpoet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 214	This weekends harvest, the grow bag of potatoes on my balcony was ready, plus a couple of squash and tomatoes, Speckled Roman and JDs Special C-Tex(the bottom of which is probably one of the ugliest tomatoes I've ever grown). __________________ "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley

August 9, 2014	#14
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Been following this for a while. Looks great. Worth