[Sca-cooks] Container Gardening (Was Medlars and lovage)

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

Like you, my space is very limited, and not ideal
> for planting anything.  My particular situation is an upstairs apartment
patio, covered by a thick
> stucco roof, fully enclosed except for a 'viewport' about 3 1/2 feet high
and 5 feet long.  In the
> summer, it gets shade all day, except for the blistering end of the
afternoon, when the sun plows
> through like a freight train (usually the time I have the BBQ running, as
well), so it gets plenty
> toasty.  In previous attempts, I have managed to deep-fry some fresh
Rosemary, and have
> successfully turned potting soil into sawdust.

Try the mints- generally, the tougher the conditions, the better they
thrive. You can do tomatoes and hot peppers, if you have at least a cubic
foot of soil per plant, preferably 2- the peppers they sell as "decorative"
are edible, hotter than the hinges of Hel, and thrive almost anywhere. You
can help your water problem by using a deep container with a hole in the
bottom, placed in a dish that holds water, and you can improve the sunlight
situation with grow lamps- they aren't terribly expensive.

Also, sounds like you have ideal conditions for aloe. They don't do well in
direct sun, but relected is great- if you put a shade between them and the
blast furnace in the afternoon, they should do just fine. They're also
pretty tolerant of irregular watering patterns.

Saint Phlip,
CoD

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....



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