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Category: Volunteer Green Warrior | Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:30 am

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I'm overjoyed with the simple lessons I'm learning from the dirt. As I've mentioned before, apartment gardening is one trial after another and I've had over 3 years to try and work the problems out, you'd think. My biggest dilemma [HUGE] has been a large tree overshadowing the majority of my 'main' garden.
I finally accept defeat and will grace this area with
brightly colored marigolds [thanks Dinner Garden] leading into another bed of complimenting red and orange [yellow?] zinnias. You think management would trim a tree that tackles the roof of two buildings... oh well.

I now have two small beds that will hopefully out perform the large one. The one by my porch has Mexican Petunias and a variety of 'starter pots'. It will become a full fledged garden bed in the Spring. My other small bed is my current pride and joy.
It's a hodge podge of fall crops next to the entrance of the apartment complex maintenance closet. The sun is perfect!!!!
There are a few marigolds and beets for the snails
to [unfortunately] munch on. Four or so different varieties of tomatoes and likewise with the eggplant. 6 or so purple Chinese long beans are making their way up the poles in the back. Butter Bush winter squash are perfect for a small garden!
I will post photos of this garden next week.

Now we finally arrive at what has me absolutely thrilled!!! An indoor window garden. The plants are doing better there than anywhere else. My ground cherry seedings are actually grinning! I have visions of bell pepper plants as house plants
as well as eggplants. There's a lettuce mix and greens used for chinese stirfry on the shelves. On most days the bedroom window is open allowing a fresh breeze through the greens. I'm not sure which plants will 'weather in' on San Antonio's brief
cold spells. The surprise will be in the seedlings that come up. If anything, this will give me a running start towards Spring!


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Frank wrote on Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:09 pm:

The indoor window garden sounds great MixMe, please include it in your photos.

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lulu1107 wrote on Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:50 pm:

I overwintered a green pepper last year on my unheated side porch. I put it out in the veggie garden and it definitely had a head start on the other plants, even with its sad appearance after that winter of dim light. I read last year that peppers are perennials. Give it a shot. I'll tell you...the one I "held over" gave good sized delish peppers! Can't wait to see the pics of your garden!

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Jewell2009 wrote on Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:43 am:

Nothing like a southern facing window to warm a plantsmiths heart. Sounds like winter is high gardening time in San Antonio.

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