Balcony Vegetable Garden

Small space, big plans

Today we ’re sharing photos from Katherine Emerson , who has turned her sunny balcony into a container vegetable garden . She write :

This year I decided to seek to grow some vegetables on my balcony : beets , carrots , broccoli , Brussels sprouts , Italian Petroselinum crispum , and Swiss chard . I included pots of marigolds to ( hopefully ) protect my vegetables against insects that might prey upon them .

I know in the urban village of Port Credit , in the city of Mississauga ( first metropolis westward of Toronto ) on Lake Ontario .

Katherine is taking great vantage of the fact that her balcony faces in the south , so her veggies get lots of spark , and she has flux the practical vegetables with colorful marigolds and a dwarf lilac to tot beauty and draw pollinator . The bright , upbeat container and tables , commingle in complementary group , also add pastime and color to the space . That sentiment of Lake Ontario does n’t hurt either !

see vegetables in container .

The east ending of the balcony .

Closeup of the east end of the balcony , with Brussels sprouts on each side , Swiss chard in the middle , and marigolds in front .

The west end of the balcony .

Closeup of the west final stage of the balcony , with two pots of Brassica oleracea italica ( go out ) , carrots ( right ) , and marigold ( front ) .

Flowering dwarf Korean lilac ( Syringa meyeri , zone 3–7 ) in the back , with Italian parsley and marigold in the front .

Closeup of the lovely lavender blooms on the dwarf Korean lilac . After flush , the small rounded leaves will continue to take care good all summertime .

Beets and marigold . I love how the red in the stem of the Beta vulgaris echoes the red markings on the marigold petals .

look direct ahead ( south ) at Lake Ontario .

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