One thing I miss from house dwelling to apartment dwelling is having a garden. Our apt place has some raised bed garden plots in the green space out by the pool (only like 5x10 ft plots) but last year they were all spoken for. Some people did veggies but most were flowers and herbs. Looking at them, the soil looks rather anemic since they don't get the proper organic material mulched in year after year.
That said there's huge mound of grass clippings and leaves behind the fence by the pool shed where the landscapers dump stuff. Bottom layer is nice black compost. (don't know why folks don't see this black gold and use it)
Another bunch of folks on the first floor (where I'm stationed) do container gardening and they do pretty well. There's a couple apartments down the row that are occupied by some old folks that do a lush flower and herb display outside their place. I'm told they do it every year. Might have to introduce myself and get some tips from them.
I'd like to do at least do some herbs, peppers, pole beans and maybe tomatoes (not a big tomato fan but the are easy to grow). Maybe buy a couple of those half barrel oak planters and some other planters for container gardening this year
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