Whilst my own
crops that I'm growing from seeds are still fairly small, all of
those plants have now moved outdoors. Since last week it has been
quite nice and warm here and on the weekend I finally had time to do
a bit more balcony gardening. Additionally to my seedlings I bought
some new specimens to add to the balcony. Here is a small
introduction to the newcomers.
Chilli Pepper
Trinidad Perfume is a chilli plant producing fruit with melon and
apricot flavours and it's extremely mild. It is supposed to have the
taste of a traditional fruity habanero, but without the heat. That
sounds like it's just the right chilli for me, as I'm a real
lightweight what comes to spicy food.
Red Gauntlet
Strawberry is a fast growing variation and I hope to be getting a
few tasty strawberries. Together with the Pegasus Strawberry
it can hopefully grow me some fruit. The Pegasus produces mid-small
soft fruits and is also a very productive plant.
I also want to
mention another fact about my balcony gardening. I don't have a car,
so carrying heavy soil bags from the shops isn't a very attractive
option. Luckily, years ago I detected this product at Ikea: Kokosnöt!
The small and light soil block made out of coir and coconut husk,
swells to 15 litres of soil when mixed with water. And that's not the
whole beauty of it. It's also made from renewable materials and
doesn't contain peat, so you are saving the environment at the same
time. I have grown my plants in Kokosnöt for years and they have
been doing well. It's also very convenient to store in small flats. I
can only recommend it to every gardener without wanting to sound like
an Ikea ad campaign.
What I also like
to do at the moment, is purchasing a fresh bouquet of spring flowers,
preferably tulips, and just get joy by looking at them. It's a lovely
thing to have when my own plants still need to develop a bit to turn
the balcony green.
How are your
gardens and plants currently doing? Are you excited about the growing
season?
Your VegHog
Well done you ,I love your growing veg posts very much.I am growing (on a very small plot of dirt ) tomatoes, chilies and courgettes as well as rocket leaves and herbs . Most of them are still indoor on my kitchen window ledge and they are doing well. I am growing for first time potatoes and they are outside in a deep growing bag in my patio and I am looking forward for any harvest this summer .........I hope .....
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment Laura! I also love hearing of other people's gardening ventures, so please keep me updated throughout the summer how your plants are getting on! I'm sure, you'll get a lovely harvest. I also envy you for having potatoes growing, so far I have always missed growing them. Maybe next time.
Deletecant see the instructions in the packing however im planning to buy one online but just want to make sure first, if the soil block can be used straight out of the packaging or do you have to mix it with earth first?
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