Pancake's Patch

[Pancake5765]

Greetings all!

I have gardened for many years in dirt back in Connecticut. Living in Denver I was lucky enough to have a backyard until this summer. So currently I have planted out my 2nd story balcony with lots of stuff to try and still get fresh veggies and a green barrier to the outside world.

My soil tub has a reservoir on the bottom for almost 5 gallons, and then LC soil mix #2 with bone/blood/kelp meal, greensand, and dolomite lime . . . extra soil from my other garden

The tower garden is run with the Lucas Formula and extra CaliMagic now and then, again extras from the other garden.

Besides the hail and cat setting my plants back, it is finally ready to start pumping out veggies. I have already been eating kale every other night from the patio, the kale tub is endless it seems. Peas too and some herbs for cooking.

Anyway onward with some veggie shots!

 

[dickcorn]

Nice patio garden.

 

[Pancake5765]

We have pepper flowers! More news to follow . . . . .

 

[Mikell]

Awesome! Throw up some pics, I love a good peppa flower. Stopped pinching buds on my chinense and am hoping for the same soon

 

[Pancake5765]

We have a pepper-baby I think.

A pepper flower

And tomatoes on the way too!

 

[Pancake5765]

Everything is getting nice and lush. All this rain out here has been a luxury for sure. Still no ripe tomatoes or any pollinated zucchini, but more kale every dinner.

The big pot is becoming a nice layered polyculture. We have a canopy of tomatoes, peppers, and broccoli. With a herby understory of catnip, dill, cilantro, white clover, and kale. All the peas have run their course, and I have yet to get the next batch planted. That will get me back to three layers, them being climbers. Radishes cannot make it out of the shade before they die, so no root crop layer.

The tower garden is growing into a bushy mess, which is perfect. Tomatoes growing through the broccoli and peppers with lots of flowers now.

Yay vegetables.

 

[mrganjèl]

nice man..good job

 

[Pancake5765]

^^ Thanks Man

I have a new roommate now too. Shes nice, but came with baggage . . . . .kids


I'll move them to a leafy field once they hatch