Well, sort of. After reading and ruminating about gardening for weeks, I got a slow start today. My new worm bin arrived, along with worms, and I got them all settled in their bedding. [Pics coming shortly.] Then, what the heck, I finally transplanted a rootbound pot of rosemary that I bought at a farmer’s [...]

Thanks for all the great comments, support and suggestions on my little gardening problem. I’ve been pondering this for the last week and I think the key is my realization that, while the balcony is too hot IN SUMMER, it’s just fine the rest of the year. This IS San Diego, after all. And I [...]

Herbs and sun tea at sunset Okay, so I have a whopping nine plants in my little balcony garden: eight herbs and an aloe vera. That’s it. No tomatoes, no cukes, no peppers, none of the usual summer veggies most backyard/balcony gardeners have going strong by this time. I got all excited about growing my [...]

Three new plants! More chives [because I'm eating them faster than they can grow], sorrel, and sweet basil. Mmm…