Kitchen garden in the balcony of an apartment - Possible?

satchitananda · Jan 23, 2018

Oh! Planning to visit Delhi this month end. Hoping for some nice, cold weather.

satchitananda · Feb 8, 2018

meenakshiarekar · Feb 20, 2018

Hi

I love gardening and planning to start growing veggies in Indian summer season. The challenge here is that I have to grow it on my window sills which get direct sunlight for 3 hrs/day. There is no other place where we get the sun in our apartment. Can someone please suggest me the type of pots/bottles that can sit out there comfortably? Also please suggest plants that can survive and stay healthy under these limitations.

satchitananda · Apr 27, 2018

Sorry Meena, I did not see your post till now. How big are your window sills? Height, depth? Depending on the capacity, you can use small mud pot or decorative ceramic pot in which the mud pot is placed. You could try growing pudina, tomato (if there is enough space for the plant to grow tall) and corriander.

drsmit7725 · May 7, 2019

Almost any vegetable plant you can think of to grow in a backyard garden will also thrive in your balcony vegetable garden under the right conditions, including:

Tomatoes.

Eggplant.

Peppers.

Green onions.

Radishes.

Beans.

satchitananda · May 7, 2019

All the above I have tried, drsmit, but have not had much success with green onions or beans.

drsmit7725 · May 10, 2019

It's bad luck.

silpareddy · Nov 27, 2019

అమెరికాలో సహజసిద్దంగా పెంచుకుంటున్న మా తోట విశేషాలు
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhHNNC1Zxyc

bhavani06 · Jan 28, 2020

Hi All,
Love this thread!
I am a novice in gardening.
Here are my tomato plants in grow bag. There are 6 in one.
Should I take some plants out? Also please suggest how should I care for them further

satchitananda · Jan 28, 2020

I am not sure the plants would survive if you transplanted them into separate pots. Have not tried it. I just allow them to grow and it seems to have worked out quite well for me. Tomato plants don't need too much care. In fact I have them growing like weeds in all my pots. If that happens, I pull them out, leaving them only in one or two bags which I have kept for tomatoes. Adding some compost will certainly make them healthy.