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FIELD NOTE · 01
A Full Year of Balcony Gardening: The Numbers
A full year of balcony gardening. Total harvest, costs, failures, and lessons. Here are the actual numbers.
↗FIELD NOTE · 02My Winter Indoor Garden: 4 Months of Data
I tracked my indoor garden for 4 months. Here's what grew, what died, and what I learned about winter growing.
↗FIELD NOTE · 03小林's Kitchen: Herbs in a Shanghai Apartment
小林 grows 5 herbs on her kitchen windowsill in Shanghai. Here's her setup, her challenges, and what she's learned.
↗A growing library
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Choose a kit
A complete starting point, composed for the way you live.
→02Meet the varieties
Get to know every herb, flower, and vegetable before you sow.
→03Learn to grow
Practical guidance for the questions that appear along the way.
→04Follow the season
Honest field notes, experiments, setbacks, and small wins.
→Find your first grow
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Guide
How to Deal with Aphids Without Chemicals
Control aphids without chemicals using water spray, soapy water, neem oil, ladybugs, hand removal, or companion planting.
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How to Set Up a Balcony Watering System
Balcony watering options include self-watering pots, drip irrigation, and ollas. For a small setup, self-watering pots are the easiest.
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Why Your Cilantro Bolted in 3 Weeks
Cilantro bolts above 75°F. If yours bolted in 3 weeks, it was too hot. Plant in cool weather, provide afternoon shade, and succession plant.
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Broccoli: The Cool-Season Crop That Tastes Better Homegrown
Broccoli matures in 60-80 days and produces a main head plus side shoots. Homegrown broccoli is sweeter and more tender than store-bought.
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Beet: Two Vegetables in One (Root and Greens)
Beets are dual-purpose: the root is sweet and earthy, the greens are edible and nutritious. They mature in 55-70 days.
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Bush Tomato: The Container Tomato That Doesn't Need Staking
Bush tomatoes (determinate) grow 2-3 feet tall, produce in 65-75 days, and don't need staking. Ideal for balconies and small spaces.
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I Grew Basil Under 3 Light Conditions
I grew basil under a grow light, a south window, and a north window. The results were dramatic.
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The Aphid Invasion of Week 6
Aphids showed up in week 6. I tried 4 methods. Here's what worked.
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I Tried 4 Natural Aphid Remedies
I tested 4 natural aphid remedies on the same infestation. Here's what worked and what didn't.
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A practice, not a project
Growing brings you
back to the moment.
There is no rush here. Just a few minutes of care, a little curiosity, and the quiet satisfaction of watching something become.
- 01Open your kit
Everything is measured and ready.
- 02Plant with confidence
Follow clear, practical guidance.
- 03Keep showing up
Water, notice, learn, repeat.
Notes from the garden
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
— AUDREY HEPBURN
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