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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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[–] SlovenianSocket@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What direction does your deck face? I have a south-south west patio on my apartment and I grow tomatoes, assorted peppers (bell, banana, horn, jalapeño, habanero, ghost, Carolina reaper etc), blueberries, strawberries, raspberries etc. I was thinking of getting an apple and lemon tree next year. Basically if you aren’t facing east or north you should be good to go

[–] azureeight@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Guess who faces completely north? 8D

Doesn't seem like a death knell completely but not ideal. I can't handle heat but I have a partner who would absolutely love to make their own pepper sauces.