Vik-Thor's Journal

Well, i did a little bit of 'gardening' today. Or as much as one can do when we live in a small apartment.

bought some potting soil, banana pepper, zucchini, and marigold plants, and some coconut fiber batting for my square hanging planter.

I'm hoping to get some peppers from the banana pepper plant. I truly love them, or at least I think I do. I seem to remember them from when we lived in Oakwood, and had a truly large garden. I haven't seen them for LOOONG time. I thought they might have been Anaheim peppers, but those are hotter than what I remember. (Though I will eat Anaheims raw. They aren't that hot, usually.)

While I am hoping to get some zucchini, what I am really wanting is more of a living screen, when the vines grow through the railing. Maybe Jos will learn how to cook with zucchini flowers. :)

Marigold, for color and insect repellant.

This is in addition to my spider plant that is doing quite well lately, even putting out a runner! When that little plant gets roots, I'm hoping to root it and take it to work. (Actually, when it starts getting hot, I may transplant it into a normal pot, rather than the current hanging one, and take it in to work.) this is the plant I got not too long after moving out here. I had it in the Albertson's office, and several people took babies off it.

I also have a fairly large aloe plant, that I rescued from our apartment complex on 12th St, when they tore a lot out.

All but the spider plant state that they take full sun for >6 hours a day. Since our balcony faces west, they will get it! Just have to remember to water them regularly!