Comments on: Eating Local: Planting Your Fall Garden

By: Becky Striepe

Becky Striepe — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:53:10 +0000

Strawberries need quite a bit of space, though I’ve never grown them myself. Maybe in a hanging pot, so the vines would have somewhere to go? There are definitely things beyond tomatoes that you can plant in smallish, windowsill containers, though! Carrots and radishes come to mind.

By: Brianne

Brianne — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:01:19 +0000

I’m a little bummed the only things I can grow in my little apartment (with no patio) are herbs and lettuce. I checked out http://www.yougrowgirl.com and they said tomatoes might be a possibility, but my hubby hates tomatoes. Do you think strawberries would work? I get a good amount of morning sun, facing east.

By: Sarah Lovinger

Sarah Lovinger — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:18:40 +0000

MJB
I wouldn’t eat the ornamental cabbage you see growing in Philly!
For info on what you can grow when in your area, go to http://www.yougrowgirl.com, and ask your question on the forum. It’s the best gardening blog/forum I have found.

By: MJB

MJB — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:47:25 +0000

Confused. I see planters in Philadelphia filled with cabbage during the winter. It is clearly possible to grow the cabbage here, even in Dec/Jan/Feb. But when I searched the Nat’l Gardening web site with my zip code, it said I should enjoy blueberries (I do, thank you). I am in the mid-Atlantic region. What can I grow and how far into the winter can I expect it to last? Where else can I determine this?

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Eating Local in Atlanta: Supporting Local Farmers : EcoLocalizer — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:04:38 +0000

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