Your guide to turning a tiny L.A. balcony into an edible oasis – Los Angeles Times

Your guide to turning a tiny L.A. balcony into an edible oasis via Los Angeles Times [Shared]

Land owners have all the fun when it comes to gardening, right? All that luscious soil spreading out before them, offering limitless opportunities to grow all things delicious.

But here’s the deal people: Unless you’re feeding an army, you can grow all kinds of food for you and your family in pots on any sunny balcony or patio or porch. And it’s simpler than creating huge garden beds.

In fact, sometimes pots are preferable. In Southern California, it’s easier to grow acid-loving blueberries in the controlled soil of a half wine barrel than to try to grow them in our typically alkaline ground.

Read Your guide to turning a tiny L.A. balcony into an edible oasis – Los Angeles Times

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