Fruits & Vegetables

Let’s Grow a Whole Balcony Orchard from Seed!

January 11, 2011

Or not. Definitely not. Find out why growing fruit trees from seed isn’t a very good idea in my latest post over on the Fiskars website. It seems like a great idea. You buy an incredibly delectable apple, peach, or bag of cherries and think you yourself, “I’d love to eat fruit like this all [...]

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A View In To Your Brain – Top Searches on Life on the Balcony

December 31, 2010

You see that search box over there, near the top of the sidebar on the right? You all have used that little box to find information on Life on the Balcony 4,505 times. That’s a lot of searching! Here’s what you’ve been searching for, and posts that are a good match…

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Winter Pruning Advice for Deciduous Fruit Trees – Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Etc

December 22, 2010

My post over on Fiskars.com is about pruning your fruit trees. What fruit trees are you growing on your balcony? The time to prune your deciduous fruit trees is when they’re dormant, which means December or January in mild climates like Southern California. I only have three fruit trees, and one of them is a blood orange [...]

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Fun Video on Gardening at Work

December 10, 2010

You guys know how much I love gardening at my office. For those of us with extremely limited space, a pot or 8 at the office can mean doubling our growing space. In this video, Adriana and I visit the offices of punk record label Epitaph to show them how to grow some veggies at [...]

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Simple, Edible Fall & Winter Container Idea

November 8, 2010

Lacinato Kale is sometimes called “Dinosaur Kale,” and for good reason. The beautiful, blue-green, crinkled leaves can reach 2-3 feet tall. Plop one of these edible kales into the center of your pot and surround it with red (and/or white) cyclamen and you’ll have a eye-catching container to set near your garage or front door. [...]

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Lessons Learned from Two Years of Apartment Gardening

September 17, 2010

I’m really thrilled to share today’s post, written by Gail from Calgary, AB Canada. Gail is new to gardening, but I think she’s definitely up to the challenge of apartment gardening! I hope all LOTB readers can identify with her post about the lessons she has learned from her garden this year, because beginner or [...]

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Anything Grows for Container Gardening

September 10, 2010

As you all know, I am currently in Dallas, at the Garden Writers Association Symposium. But I didn’t want to leave you guys empty handed, so I put out a call for a guest poster to cover me while I’m gone. You guys are in for a treat, because a fantastic gardener and writer stepped [...]

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A Little Of This, A Little Of That 8/29

August 29, 2010

Creative Container Garden Ideas: Chalkboard Pots – I especially love the pot with the scalloped chalkboard. Super cute ideas from We Heart This. Tomatoes in Containers – Kerry shares a video she made about growing tomatoes in containers. Braided Avocado Trees – Sue shares her idea for creating an avocado tree with a braided trunk. [...]

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A Little of This, A Little of That 8/22

August 22, 2010

Great Container Gardening Info & Ideas: Beautiful photos and great tips on creating a beautiful balcony container garden from Isabelle Palmer on Fennel and Fern aHa Modern Living is having a seed sale. There’s still time to sow plenty of fall and winter veggies, check it out! Andrea has a great list of and info [...]

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