Now that summer is almost here my thoughts and attentions turn to herbs and plants for the balcony. Every year I like to grow some edible plants on my balcony usually consisting of all manner of herbs, tomatoes, chillies and peppers. There is nothing better than a Caprese salad made from freshly picked tomatoes, home grown basil and milky mozzarella.
I have discovered, that unlike everything I ever tried to grow in Scotland I can plant herbs on my balcony and (due to the copious amounts of sunshine) they grow wonderfully. I have a glut of home dried chillies gathered over the past two years so I have decided I won’t grow any this year.
Laziness meant that I hadn’t dug out last years crop of chives and so when I checked on them the other day I was delighted to see them flowering in all of their lilac beauty. I can’t bear to dig them out until the flowers have died off, they have really brightened the place up.
I have already bought some chives and basil, they are waiting patiently in my kitchen until the rain stops and I can get planting on the balcony once more. I’m really looking forward to getting those tomatoes in!
Sara | 29-May-06 at 6:45 pm | Permalink
those flowering chives look beautiful. I don’t have a garden yet, but I’m doing some container planting right now - lettuce, tomatos, mint, sage and onions. Everything is looking good except the tomatos.
Posie | 29-May-06 at 7:14 pm | Permalink
I’ve found that growing things in containers on my balcony works a treat. What seems to be the problem with your tomatoes?