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Re: introduction

Sounds like you have the same problem as me.........lots of gardening
interest but no garden. I made myself a mini greenhouse at home out of a
bookcase. I aslo started growing bulbs inside and annuals. I've been growing
herbs indoors for awhile now and they do just fine, can usually be kept alll
year round. I also grow vegies and strawberries. Some tomatoes will look and
do great indoors. They are pretty in a hanging basket in a sunny window.
(the hanging type, of course) I'm mostly interested in houseplants though.
Got a neat collection of those. Almost 100 of them all grouped together. I
found out with the years that the more you have, the easier to look after
(as strange as that may seem). You can create good climates by grouping
certain types of plants together. This helps keep humidity level high. And
some plants grow better when they have friends around to chat with. LOL! The
only disavanatage is dessease that can spread fast when you groupe your
plants. Haven't had to many problems with that though. I also put little
plant pots inside my big standard pots to make like a ground cover. My
living room loooks like a big jungle. I love it! And if you get plants that
flower at different periods of the year, you have a constant floral display.
Adds color to all those different shades of green.
I don't have a balcony either, but what you can do is fix flower boxes on
the outside of your windows. If you have big windows like me, that makes
plenty of room to plant herbs, vegies and flowers that wouldn't normaly grow
indoors. Don't go potting up climbers outside your window , it could lead to
catastrophy.  Some will anker themselves to the side of the walls and end up
in your upstaires neighbor's window by the end of the summer. LOL. Some are
very hard to detach from the bricks on buildings. With that I welcome you to
this list. The people here are very friendly and give out very good advice.
Helga

A.F. Murphy wrote:

> Hello! I just wanted to introduce myself after reading a few weeks. I
> live in a New York apartment, and have decided that this won't stop me
> from having the garden I've always wanted. At the moment I have a
> wonderful southern exposure, with windows that think they're a
> greenhouse. My standard houseplants are flourishing, parsley & basil are
> doing well, and salad greens seem to grow well, though more slowly than
> I'd expected. I'm delighted to find this newsgroup, because books
> haven't really been any help. They all assure me that I can easily grow
> vegetables & flowers in the city, right in my tiny yard or on my patio!
> I come from 4 generations of New Yorkers, none of whom have had so much
> as a balcony of our own. I have always looked out on beautiful lawns,
> trees & flowers, but they belong to the apartment complexes I've lived
> in, & I can't dig them up.(On the other hand, I don't have to mow them.)
> Anyhow, this is a long way to say I'm delighted to find you. If people
> can grow morning glories in Canada, I can do it here. I've a tomato
> plant I just put in a larger pot & I'll see how it goes. I'll probably
> keep asking questions...
> Thanks.
>
> AFM
>
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