Balcony Garden

We've had flower boxes on the outside of our balcony railing since our first year at CoHo Ecovillage (see my September 6, 2008 post for photo). This year we added four more boxes to the inside of that railing, and Leela planted them with lettuce. Out of reach of the slugs and most other ground-level pests, the stuff has been growing like crazy. And since it's readily visible and accessible from our kitchen, we're good about remembering to harvest and eat the bounty. Even so, it's a challenge keeping up with it right now.

I'm guessing we can keep growing such greens in these boxes right through the winter, thanks to the full southern exposure and ambient building heat.