I posted an article about my balcony garden very early on in this blog [link]. I mentioned that I would be upgrading in due course. As always time slips by more quickly than one would like. However, I have a 'half-way there' update.
I still have the vertical pallet wall going strong; recently I re-potted all the herbs into larger pots and added some more colour to the mix with a variety of flowering.....things. These pots are all arranged on tiered milk crates facing the house and the living room. I think the green of milk crates complements the natural green quite well.
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| Balcony in the sun |
I transplanted our four tomato plants to a trough I made out of an old fence, lined with builders tarpaulin then spotted with drainage holes. The two in the centre are going well, the two on the outside are struggling a little. I'm not sure why, any suggestions?
I have also been trialing drip feeders made from wine bottles. I cut the bottom off the bottle and punch holes in the lid. Spearing them into the soil, the water drips down more gradually than just a surface water. However, they are have terribly inconsistent flow rates and are definitely still trails!
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| Tomato plants |
