So, I was right in the middle of trying to transform my wilderness garden (full of rocks, prickly weeds, poison ivy, and hornets) into a usable vegetable garden when the pandemic hit. Result - the garden is now an impassible wilderness. BUT I still dream of homegrown tomatoes and chilies. So, this year I am going to try and get as much produce out of containers on my deck as possible. We're in PA and we get hot summers with lots of sun (I hope I haven't just jinxed that - weather's been weird for a few years), so I have my fingers crossed. Here's a picture of the deck (you can just see the frame of the greenhouse without its plastic cover in the corner) - potential, right?
Pretty sure I will be here often with lots of questions, but for the moment - any words of caution with any of these varieties? Anyone else growing them in a similar climate or in containers?
Lettuce: crisp mint romaine, apollo arugala, spicy greens mix, garlic chives, chinese chives, merlot, and pea shoots - all as cut and come again.
Chilies: Fatalii, Aji Charapita, Puma, Lemon Drop, and some seeds saved from the west indian chili that is a staple in our household but can seemingly no longer be imported to the US (weri-weri).
Tomatoes: Siberian, Black strawberry, and Orange Hat Micro
Other: Zucchini Golden, De Jours 18 radish, Norfolk spinach, Boothby's blond cucumber
Also: assorted random flowers and herbs (definitely lavendar and sweet williams!)
Things I really miss from when I gardened in the UK:
1. Absence of poison ivy
2. Gooseberry bushes
3. Ability to pick nettles (for homemade fertilizer) and elderflowers (for homemade cordial)
