It's taking a long time for us to see some warm weather here on the prairies. A couple of days ago we had a storm with a prolonged onslaught of hail and we all thought maybe we would have a tornado.
Anyway, enough whining about the weather, which I can't do anything about anyway!
Where I live, even though it is a small town, they will not allow any garden space to be dug up. So, I plant things in containers. There are definitely pros and cons to this style of gardening.
First, I am definitely restricted to the amount of produce I can grow. This has been additionally hampered by the new apartment rule that we can only put pots on a small cemented area. Also, my landlords are a little chemical-happy, wanting to spray Round-up before they lay the cement tiles. I know a lot of people are happy to use chemicals, but I am not.
So, I have moved all my already planted pots about a hundred yards away from the area until they complete their chemical onslaught.
I planted a little earlier than usual this year as the weather seemed warm at the time. One can only hope it returns to that soon.
So far, I have planted: green, yellow and purple beans, swiss chard, tomatoes, potatoes. This year I added squash and cucumbers to the mix. Not sure how they will do in pots but we will see. I also will be adding some herbs and peppers, just waiting for warmer weather.
Anyway, enough whining about the weather, which I can't do anything about anyway!
Where I live, even though it is a small town, they will not allow any garden space to be dug up. So, I plant things in containers. There are definitely pros and cons to this style of gardening.
First, I am definitely restricted to the amount of produce I can grow. This has been additionally hampered by the new apartment rule that we can only put pots on a small cemented area. Also, my landlords are a little chemical-happy, wanting to spray Round-up before they lay the cement tiles. I know a lot of people are happy to use chemicals, but I am not.
So, I have moved all my already planted pots about a hundred yards away from the area until they complete their chemical onslaught.
I planted a little earlier than usual this year as the weather seemed warm at the time. One can only hope it returns to that soon.
So far, I have planted: green, yellow and purple beans, swiss chard, tomatoes, potatoes. This year I added squash and cucumbers to the mix. Not sure how they will do in pots but we will see. I also will be adding some herbs and peppers, just waiting for warmer weather.
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