Urban Shocker
Doyenne
The California suppliers used to have a gentlemen's agreement with Ontario farmers to allow locally grown produce to be sold in our supermarkets during the summer months, but that's a thing of the distant past. Local producers don't have big refrigerated trucks either, so they have to get their perishable fruit to the supermarkets before it spoils.
I don't know how many varieties of fruit you can grow on a balcony, but strawberries and tomatoes have small root systems and can be grown in smallish planters. And you can grow strawberries in hanging pots - stack them, and you could create your own green wall. Lettuce, carrots and radishes shouldn't be that difficult. Herbs too, of course. The main issue might be with having enough light, so a south facing balcony would be best.
I don't know about blueberries, raspberries or blackcurrants, but redcurrants have a shallow root system and might grow well. The one in my back garden, which is about 12 years old, produces enormous amounts of fruit every summer.
Made my gooseberry jam this morning - just over 4 litres of it! Set perfectly - better than in previous years because I used an extra cup of water.
I don't know how many varieties of fruit you can grow on a balcony, but strawberries and tomatoes have small root systems and can be grown in smallish planters. And you can grow strawberries in hanging pots - stack them, and you could create your own green wall. Lettuce, carrots and radishes shouldn't be that difficult. Herbs too, of course. The main issue might be with having enough light, so a south facing balcony would be best.
I don't know about blueberries, raspberries or blackcurrants, but redcurrants have a shallow root system and might grow well. The one in my back garden, which is about 12 years old, produces enormous amounts of fruit every summer.
Made my gooseberry jam this morning - just over 4 litres of it! Set perfectly - better than in previous years because I used an extra cup of water.