List of All the Plants I'm Growing in my Apartment this Year:
A guide to help you maximize small spaces for a bountiful harvest with easy, low-maintenance crops & flowers.
Notes:
* = Plant and do not touch.
** = Plant, harvest, and replant seeds.
*** = Plant and harvest over the summer & fall.
+ = Natural mosquito/aphid repellant.
! = Need to watch for aphids and ants (ants can put aphids on your plants to harvest the nectar they produce by eating their sap).
Small Set-up to Grow Plants with Little Space:
Balcony: Hanging baskets, fence planters, pots, 3-tier raised bed, big shelf for your small plants/sprouts/succulents.
Stairs: Pots for big plants.
Inside the apartment: DIY greenhouse made from a shelf from IKEA, DIY hanging shelf in front of the west-facing window.
Please note that I have a long list since I have two balconies and three 3-tier raised beds, plus all of the above.
Front Balcony: 3-Tier Raised Beds (2):
Thai peppers (Full sun) *** / +
Jalapenos (Full sun) **/ +
Habaneros (Full sun) **/ +
Lettuce X3 (Rotation - Semi-shade) ***
Kale X3 (Shade) **/ !
Coriander Full sun) **/ +
Rosemary (Full sun) **/ +
Dill (Full sun) *** / +
Basil (Semi-shade) *** / +
Parsley (Semi-shade) ***
Peppermint ( Semi-shade) **/ +
Arugula X3 (Shade) ** / !
Front Balcony: Fence Planters
Green onions **
Chives *** / +
Lemon balm *** / +
Lemongrass *** / +
Eucalyptus *** / +
Kitchen Lavender *** / +
Chamomile ***
Thyme ***
Marigold * / +
Purple (#6) ***
Morning Glories *
Tradescantia *
Front Balcony: Small Planter Under 3-Tier Raised Bed
Snack bar of herbal cuttings for my cat (licorice roots, dill, mint, basil, rosemary, thyme, parsley). */+
Front Balcony: Hanging Baskets
Wild strawberries or Alexandria strawberries (require less sun) **/ !
White strawberries (pineberries) **/ !
Rainbow chard ***/!
Spider plants *
Tradescantia *
Front Balcony: Potted Plants
Dwarf lemon tree *
Celery **/!
Forget-me-nots *
Back Balcony: 3-Tier Raised Bed
Hardneck garlic **/+
Shallot **/+
Radish **/+
Back Balcony: Fence Planters
Sprouts & new succulents *
English Ivy *
Morning Glories *
Back Balcony: Potted Plants
Cherry tomatoes ***/ !
Rhubarb *** / !
Perilla ***
Edamame ***
Yellow strawberries ***/ !
Dwarf raspberry bush ***
Inside the Apartment
Green onions: regrow
Spinach
Bamboo
Succulents, Aloes, Cactus (will go on the shelf outside)
I hope this helps start your own garden!
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