Comments on: How to Make a Balcony Herb Garden | Complete Tutorial https://balconygardenweb.com/make-a-balcony-herb-garden/ Revamp Small Garden Wed, 03 May 2023 13:12:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Noach https://balconygardenweb.com/make-a-balcony-herb-garden/#comment-305898 Sun, 11 Apr 2021 11:03:41 +0000 https://balconygardenweb.com/?p=2743#comment-305898 Even if you’re careful about making your fire escape garden safe, you may still get in hot water with your landlord or the relevant authorities if it’s easily visible to people on the street. And your little herb friends deserve a safe space! So, basically, don’t be stupid. If the fire escape isn’t behind your building or is too small to safely fill with pots, think about some other apartment-friendly gardening options instead .

]]> By: Melissa https://balconygardenweb.com/make-a-balcony-herb-garden/#comment-105677 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:26:23 +0000 https://balconygardenweb.com/?p=2743#comment-105677 It is very windy the higher up one lives in a condo; I’m only one level up! The building was just painted, so I thought now I’ll have pretty plants out. I didn’t realize that cheap trays would stain the floor and smaller pots would fall over spreading dirt all over the place!! One needs plants that withstand wind and heavier pots that won’t fall over.

]]> By: JJ Parus https://balconygardenweb.com/make-a-balcony-herb-garden/#comment-67836 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 21:59:47 +0000 https://balconygardenweb.com/?p=2743#comment-67836 Some very good information in the article but the title is misleading. It is anything but complete. There are lots of items covered in generalities that are not sufficiently informative on their own but need additional investigation by the reader. For example, your advice on pruning is very incomplete, and the proper method of harvesting basil is very different from chives. Your guidance on growing year round also varies greatly with location. Additionally, the hardiness of plants varies both among species and variants. Someone new to herbs may well think Rosemary is one plant and Basil is another but have no idea that there are temperature ranges for Rosemary that vary to being quite winter hardy into freezing temperatures while others have problems once the temperature drops below forty. Basil comes in both upright and prostrate varieties, and just like tarragon, not all variants are culinary. If you are in a humid area, lavender will be extremely difficult to grow, but lavenden, or “French lavender” can do quite well.

For anyone trying to grow herbs, balcony, in pots, in the garden, or wherever there are a few basic recommendations I would pass along.
1. The Herb Society of America has a web page, portions of which are open to non-members and is an excellent source of information. They can also advise you as to whether there are any HSA chapters, or Members at Large in their area who would also be good sources of information.
2. Many states have extension agents (mine is VA Tech) who typically have websites, offices and help lines that are good sources of information
3. It is true as the article stated that herbs in pots need more water than those in beds, but at the same time, overwatering kills more herbs than anything else I’ve seen. Combine that with improper soil mixture and you have a guaranteed recipe for failure.
4. It is worth spending some additional time online or in the library doing research on growing conditions in your area and plants that will do well in your growing zone.

Herbs are a great source of enjoyment to my wife and I. They look nice, we use them in culinary recipes (fresh always better than dried, but rule of thumb in recipes is 1 tsp dried is 1 Tbsp fresh). and if you have extra in season, there are a variety of ways to preserve them for use. Though again, drying, freezing, or other methods will vary by herb. You can enjoy them as well but knowing what you need to know makes things much more likely to be successful

]]> By: seema https://balconygardenweb.com/make-a-balcony-herb-garden/#comment-104 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:13:34 +0000 https://balconygardenweb.com/?p=2743#comment-104 V nice post on herbs, it seems easy to grow my own herbs now.

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