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Hit 50 different herbs on my balcony last Saturday and didnt even plan it
I was just messing around counting pots for a soil order and realized I had 51 different herb plants crammed onto my 4x8 foot balcony. Started with just basil and mint two years ago, but then I got into Thai basil, lemon balm, and shiso from a friend. Then I picked up lavender, rosemary, and three kinds of sage from a nursery sale. Saturday morning I found a volunteer dill sprouting in a crack between two pots. I counted everything twice because I didnt believe it. Has anyone else accidentally turned their balcony into a full herb farm without meaning to?
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felix984mo ago
That balcony sounds like a little jungle paradise. I did something similar myself a couple years back, started with just some chives and parsley and now I have over forty pots scattered around my back patio. It is amazing how fast herbs multiply, especially when you let a few go to seed and they just pop up everywhere. The volunteer dill is a great discovery, those always taste the best somehow. You might want to keep an eye on that mint though, it will take over everything if you are not careful.
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claire9994mo ago
FORTY pots?! That is an insane number. I can barely keep my five basil plants alive without them wilting dramatically the second I look away. How do you even water them all without it turning into a full time job? The seed thing is wild too, I had some parsley go to seed last year and now I have little green shoots popping up in cracks in the concrete. That mint warning is SPOT on by the way, I planted some in a big tub and it still found a way to escape through the drainage holes.
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