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Anyone have a successful deck garden? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by azureeight@beehaw.org to c/greenspace@beehaw.org

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I'm hoping next year to try to grow a few plants on my apartment's deck. It's half sun and I live in a temperate area where I've had family grow tomatoes, potatos, peas, beans, etc.

I feel like any fruit or veg that can grow on a trellis should, in theory, work. Anyone have any lived experience to share? I'm not terribly good with plants, so I also ask the question "should a novice tackle this kind of project"?

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A friend of mine would grow sweet potatoes and the vines would drape over the edge to get.more sun. I bet it looked really cool from the street. I think she didn't really do it for the yams but hey, free yams!

I've grown mint on my deck before. Mojito mint is my personal favorite. Also great for a drink haha.

[–] azureeight@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fresh herbs in a small garden I can easily temperature control if the weather changes seems like the best choice! I have a cat too, so a little cat grass might be in the mix. :D

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah, definitely. I have a majesty palm. I've heard they're hard to keep alive, I guess I'm lucky. I bring it inside when it hits around 40° F. We have a large, south facing window and it does well enough there in the winter. Also, unlike monstera, it is not toxic to pets! (Well, I guess they could still choke lol.)

Also, there's something just so vibey about majesty palms.