view the rest of the comments
Balcony Gardening
Welcome to c/BalconyGardening @ slrpnk.net!
A young community dedicated to balcony gardening.
About
Show off that vertical veggie garden 35 stories high. Or that bucket of potatoes you're proud of. Perhaps some fall mums that have been catching your eye through the sliding door into your living room. Any and all balcony gardens are welcome! Come and show your's off because we love to see it. :)
We also welcome ideas, tips, and items which have helped you in your balcony gardening journey. No balcony? Feel free to join in with your container garden with limited space too!
Notice Board
This is a work in progress, please don't mind the mess.
Resources
Sustainability:
Rules: (interactive)
We respect the basic rules of the SLRPNK server:
be constructive
there is no need of another internet space full of competition, negativity, rage etc.;
no bigotry
including racism, sexism, ableism, transphobia, homophobia or xenophobia;
be empathic
empathy is more rebellious than a middle finger;
no porn and no gore
let’s keep this place easy to manage;
no ads / spamming / flooding
we don’t want to buy/consume your commodified ideas;
occasional self-promotion
by active members is fine.
Related Communities
Sister Communities
Science and Research
Biology and Life Sciences
- !anthropology@mander.xyz
- !biodiversity@mander.xyz
- !palaeoecology@mander.xyz
- !palaeontology@mander.xyz
Don't overthink it. I would try a few different kinds on different pots and then decide from there. Personally I used to be very worried about this, I used to put debris like rocks in the bottom, etc but over time I have found that when growing things in container I generally like the least amount of drainage possible. I do just enough that the plants cant drown. This saves me on watering excessively. Particularly on my roof garden, it was getting so hot, I just struggled to irrigate adequately and would use a lot of water. Now I just up-potted like a half dozen nightshades for my garden (its raised beds now but theyll be in containers until frost is not a threat) in upcycled yoghurt containers. I cut very thin slits into the containers haphazardly with a rusty old pruner. They'll do fine. I guess it would be different if you live somewhere super rainy, but somehow I doubt in container garden you will be worried about perfect drainage.