The Fate of the Balcony Garden

About a month into it, the garden was thriving. Everything was green and bright and growing. Then one day I noticed a wee red dot on a leaf of lettuce. Perplexed, I squinted at it. It proceeded to stroll on up that leaf. I peered closer and found many such dots all over my lettuce. 

  

"Compost Tea" and KST

In my ongoing anxiety about the survival of the garden, I've been pondering plant food. In so doing, the internet taught me about compost tea.

The Balcony Garden, 2018 edition

Each year we get excited about the idea of a lush green garden on our balcony. The fact that we are north-facing has done nothing to dampen our annual excitement.