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What grows on a north-facing balcony?

pale-beech-10

I get about two hours of direct sun in summer and none in winter.

mossy-otter-265 more

Ferns, hostas, mint and most lettuce are happy with little sun.
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slow-sedge-402 more

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for.
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slow-lichen-38

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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quiet-alder-31

Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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late-willow-501 more

mossy-otter-26 wrote:

Ferns, hostas, mint and most lettuce are happy with little sun.

I tried this last year and ended up somewhere completely different. Not worse, just different.
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misty-willow-80

Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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sunlit-beech-921 more

Water deeply and less often, roots go down instead of staying lazy at the top.
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sunlit-wren-15

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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amber-sparrow-861 more

Bigger pots, always. Tomatoes want at least 20 litres each.
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copper-pine-38

amber-sparrow-86 wrote:

Bigger pots, always.

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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amber-heron-14

Wild corners are the best thing you can do for insects.
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pale-fern-158 more

Shade-tolerant picks are ferns, hostas, mint and lettuce, they don't need much sun.
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gentle-birch-28

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for.
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sunlit-beech-922 more

pale-fern-15 wrote:

Shade-tolerant picks are ferns, hostas, mint and lettuce, they don't need much sun.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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gentle-rowan-97

Could you share a photo of how it turned out?
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misty-rowan-88

Saving this for later.
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late-yarrow-281 more

Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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mossy-otter-26

Do you have a source for that? Not doubting, I just want to read more.
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woven-sedge-561 more

I tried this last year and ended up somewhere completely different. Not worse, just different.
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dusky-lichen-79

woven-sedge-56 wrote:

I tried this last year and ended up somewhere completely different.

Small correction: it was the other way around, but the point still stands.
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wry-pine-211 more

Bokashi bins are the answer for flats. No smell if you keep the lid shut.
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quiet-alder-31

wry-pine-21 wrote:

Bokashi bins are the answer for flats.

Saving this for later.
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amber-heron-143 more

Rosemary and thyme thrive on neglect. Basil will not forgive you.
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bright-finch-362 more

amber-heron-14 wrote:

Rosemary and thyme thrive on neglect.

Do you have a source for that? Not doubting, I just want to read more.
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woven-sedge-88

I tried this last year and ended up somewhere completely different. Not worse, just different.
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slow-sedge-60

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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rustling-alder-691 more

Marigolds next to tomatoes did seem to help with aphids for me, but it's hard to prove.
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still-willow-23

rustling-alder-69 wrote:

Marigolds next to tomatoes did seem to help with aphids for me, but it's hard to prove.

I'd be careful with that advice, it worked for me but I know people it didn't work for.
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