Author Topic: I am getting window boxes and now I want to grow food. (Read 5452 times)

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **on:** 24 June, 2008, 11:12:44 pm »

The brackets have been installed and I will go get the boxes soon. Rather than flowers, I'd like to try my hand at growing food, and something a bit more useful than just herbs. What is likely to do well in smallish window boxes? Anything other than lettuce?

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1 on:** 24 June, 2008, 11:13:14 pm »

Tomatoes.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #2 on:** 24 June, 2008, 11:15:52 pm »

Really? Excellent. I can eat all the tomatoes you put in front of me.

hellymedic · « **Reply #3 on:** 24 June, 2008, 11:16:19 pm »

Alpine strawberries?

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #4 on:** 24 June, 2008, 11:18:04 pm »

Even better.

cometworm · « **Reply #5 on:** 24 June, 2008, 11:38:44 pm »

We (by which I mean my better half) are in our second season of balcony gardening, and have the following stuff growing:

- strawberries
- tomatoes
- lettuce (little ones, around the tomato plants)
- rocket
- a selection of herbs
- blueberries (these are a long term project, and only gave a handful this year - but delicious!)

I guess anything where freshness is key is worth trying?

We've gotten plants from eBay, which has been a success, and seeds from Thompsons (though I guess it's too late in the season for seeds now).

hairyhippy · « **Reply #6 on:** 25 June, 2008, 06:32:33 pm »

spring onions
basil
chillies like a warm windowsill

Jaded · « **Reply #7 on:** 25 June, 2008, 07:17:35 pm »

Watermelons.

Si · « **Reply #8 on:** 25 June, 2008, 07:19:54 pm »

hanging peas.

tiermat · « **Reply #9 on:** 26 June, 2008, 03:38:46 pm »

If you want to grow tomatoes, can I suggest you try Microtom? I was given one by my dad, it has grown only about 6" high but has full size toms on it.

numbnuts · « **Reply #10 on:** 26 June, 2008, 03:43:08 pm »

I have a red chillie growing in my lounge

Wowbagger · « **Reply #11 on:** 26 June, 2008, 03:51:45 pm »

Ganja (do not ask how i know this..)

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #12 on:** 27 June, 2008, 10:24:29 pm »

I live directly behind a police station.

Baggy · « **Reply #13 on:** 27 June, 2008, 11:40:46 pm »

Radishes.

andrew_s · « **Reply #14 on:** 28 June, 2008, 01:44:02 pm »

Quote from: wowbagger on 26 June, 2008, 03:51:45 pm

Ganja (do not ask how i know this..)

HEMP SEED: The Most Nutritionally Complete Food Source In The World

Fi · « **Reply #15 on:** 28 June, 2008, 05:12:10 pm »

This article mentions late sown veggies and it also mentions growing them in window boxes:

Dominic Murphy on home-grown veg for summer sowing | Homes and gardens | Life and Health

hairyhippy · « **Reply #16 on:** 30 June, 2008, 06:38:27 pm »

Quote from: Kirst on 27 June, 2008, 10:24:29 pm

I live directly behind a police station.

Tell them to grow their own.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #17 on:** 30 June, 2008, 07:06:15 pm »

Next time I'm over there in my pyjamas complaining about the noise, I will.

Jon P · « **Reply #18 on:** 30 June, 2008, 11:15:46 pm »

Maybe they only make a noise to get you to go over in your pyjamas to complain?

juliet · « **Reply #19 on:** 01 July, 2008, 12:51:13 pm »

Rocket! Lovely stuff, grows v well.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #20 on:** 13 July, 2008, 03:11:07 pm »

Today I got a lavender and a tiny fuchsia for the bedroom window box. And I got leek and carrot seeds for baby leeks and baby carrots for the other boxes. The leek seeds are planted, but I need to go and get more compost before I do the carrots; it's hard work carrying compost home with no car. With any luck I'll be serving home grown leek and carrot soup in October.

I was going to get some marigolds to put in with the carrot seeds, but they had no plants and seeds wouldn't grow in time, so I'm just hoping the carrot flies won't be interested in windox boxes 2 storeys up and half a mile from the nearest garden.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #21 on:** 25 July, 2008, 08:11:01 pm »

The leeks have started to sprout!

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #22 on:** 27 July, 2008, 07:29:15 pm »

And so have the carrots!

Author Topic: I am getting window boxes and now I want to grow food. (Read 5452 times)

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