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Morning picture of the 2 sides of my balcony.

It's my gree heaven in the concrete jungle I live in.

It's not as good as I had 3 years ago but I'm getting there.

I've turned away from full size tomatoes to midget ones and my cucumbers didn't grow pass the seedling level. But I'm starting new ones.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #Tomatoes #GrowOwnFood #France #Plants @gardening

I had no idea pumpkin leaves are edible. So I picked one, with some swiss chard, leak and leaves of a garlic plant plus some parsley and dill from the balcony, chopped them up and added some spices and 6 eggs.

#food #GrowOwnFood #Gardening
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I definitely didn't plant these.

I think the cucumber seeds I bought at Action were mislabeled.

#pumpkin #BalconyGarden #containergarden #GrowOwnFood #gardening @gardening #France

Opened up my home made pickled coli flower today.

Bought 3 heads for €5 at the farmers market in Nice last year and made this with broth from old store bought pickles, added some dill, chickpeas and home grown habanero and jalapeno peppers to it.

It's delicious, crunchy, spicy, not so salty. TBF, it needs a little more salt. But it's great to have with food in the coming days and weeks.

#pickling #Coliflower #Pickles #Food #France #Habanero #Jalapeno #Peppers #GrowOwnFood

Opened up my home made pickled coli flower today.

Bought 3 heads for €5 at the farmers market in Nice last year and made this with broth from old store bought pickles, added some dill, chickpeas and home grown habanero and jalapeno peppers to it.

It's delicious, crunchy, spicy, not so salty. TBF, it needs a little more salt. But it's great to have with food in the coming days and weeks.

#pickling #Coliflower #Pickles #Food #France #Habanero #Jalapeno #Peppers #GrowOwnFood

Opened up my home made pickled coli flower today.

Bought 3 heads for €5 at the farmers market in Nice last year and made this with broth from old store bought pickles, added some dill, chickpeas and home grown habanero and jalapeno peppers to it.

It's delicious, crunchy, spicy, not so salty. TBF, it needs a little more salt. But it's great to have with food in the coming days and weeks.

#pickling #Coliflower #Pickles #Food #France #Habanero #Jalapeno #Peppers #GrowOwnFood

Opened up my home made pickled coli flower today.

Bought 3 heads for €5 at the farmers market in Nice last year and made this with broth from old store bought pickles, added some dill, chickpeas and home grown habanero and jalapeno peppers to it.

It's delicious, crunchy, spicy, not so salty. TBF, it needs a little more salt. But it's great to have with food in the coming days and weeks.

#pickling #Coliflower #Pickles #Food #France #Habanero #Jalapeno #Peppers #GrowOwnFood

Opened up my home made pickled coli flower today.

Bought 3 heads for €5 at the farmers market in Nice last year and made this with broth from old store bought pickles, added some dill, chickpeas and home grown habanero and jalapeno peppers to it.

It's delicious, crunchy, spicy, not so salty. TBF, it needs a little more salt. But it's great to have with food in the coming days and weeks.

#pickling #Coliflower #Pickles #Food #France #Habanero #Jalapeno #Peppers #GrowOwnFood

My balcony is turning into a little jungle of food producing plants.

It's a small space, but I'm going to have a lot of veggies soon.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #containergarden #GrowOwnFood #France @gardening

I don't know how, but it seems like I am growing pumpkins on the balcony!

I did not plant any pumpkins!

I don't even like pumpkins or ever bought one in my life. Much less buying seeds and planting them.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #GrowOwnFood #France @gardening

I've never seen mint leaves this big. Much less being able to grow them myself. They are huge and smell so good.

#Gardening #Mint #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #Herbs #organicgardening #France #GrowOwnFood
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Tomatoes (cherry and cocktail), chili pepper, parsley and mint plants on my balcony.

Going to buy one 60L compost soil, because I don't have enough for all of them.

Didn't grow anything last year because I was hoping to sell our apartment, but it doesn't seem to work, so I'm doing some gardening this summer.

#gardening #Plants #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #GrowOwnFood #vegetables #france #SouthOfFrance @gardening

My first tomatoes of 2026!

Cherry and cocktail tomatoes.

#balconygarden #containergarden #GrowOwnFood #Tomatoes #CherryTomatoes #France #SouthOfFrance @gardening

My first tomatoes of 2026!

Cherry and cocktail tomatoes.

#balconygarden #containergarden #GrowOwnFood #Tomatoes #CherryTomatoes #France #SouthOfFrance @gardening

My first tomatoes of 2026!

Cherry and cocktail tomatoes.

#balconygarden #containergarden #GrowOwnFood #Tomatoes #CherryTomatoes #France #SouthOfFrance @gardening

My first tomatoes of 2026!

Cherry and cocktail tomatoes.

#balconygarden #containergarden #GrowOwnFood #Tomatoes #CherryTomatoes #France #SouthOfFrance @gardening

My first tomatoes of 2026!

Cherry and cocktail tomatoes.

#balconygarden #containergarden #GrowOwnFood #Tomatoes #CherryTomatoes #France #SouthOfFrance @gardening

Mint from my indoor hydroponic.

They were going crazy tall so I cut some. Don't have much use for them and don't like this type of mint that much (it has a special taste), so I guess I just get rid of them.

#Mint #Plants #GrowOwnFood #hydroponic #France @gardening

@sentientsponge I usually only start 4-6 seeds from each variety of tomatoes in mid to late March and grow no more than 4-6 varieties. I successively make more plants from the removed prunings, if I need them and have the space. It takes way less indoor growing space by May than starting 50 seeds in February. And the clones are not less prolific. They produce just as well. It's my secret #gardening hack. 😉 #garden #tomatoes #growOwnFood

Radish is my favorite, feel good plant on the balcony.

Easy and quick to grow and it's delicious with sandwich or salad.

#Radish #balconygarden #GrowOwnFood #gardening @gardening

Picked up some celery leaves to make a stew.

I have been harvesting celery from the 4 bunch I bought at the farmers market 2 years ago and planted them in a pot on the balcony.

It's the best 4 Euros I've ever spent on the market.

#Gardening #celery #ContainerGarden #BalconyGarden #GrowOwnFood #Plants
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I have a lot of mint plants on the balcony, but this one has really large leaves.

Perfect for making mint tea.

#Mint #balconygarden #ContainerGarden #GrowOwnFood #Plants #France @gardening

First tomatoes of 2026(well just the flowers for now).

Started a bunch mini tomatos from seeds, I thought they were tiny-tim but I'm afraid they're the type that grows up to 60cm and produces a lot of fruits (don't know the name, bought the plant in Sweden, 4 years ago).

#Tomatoes #balconygarden #containergarden #Gardening #GrowOwnFood #france #Antibes @gardening

First tomatoes of 2026(well just the flowers for now).

Started a bunch mini tomatos from seeds, I thought they were tiny-tim but I'm afraid they're the type that grows up to 60cm and produces a lot of fruits (don't know the name, bought the plant in Sweden, 4 years ago).

#Tomatoes #balconygarden #containergarden #Gardening #GrowOwnFood #france #Antibes @gardening

First tomatoes of 2026(well just the flowers for now).

Started a bunch mini tomatos from seeds, I thought they were tiny-tim but I'm afraid they're the type that grows up to 60cm and produces a lot of fruits (don't know the name, bought the plant in Sweden, 4 years ago).

#Tomatoes #balconygarden #containergarden #Gardening #GrowOwnFood #france #Antibes @gardening

First tomatoes of 2026(well just the flowers for now).

Started a bunch mini tomatos from seeds, I thought they were tiny-tim but I'm afraid they're the type that grows up to 60cm and produces a lot of fruits (don't know the name, bought the plant in Sweden, 4 years ago).

#Tomatoes #balconygarden #containergarden #Gardening #GrowOwnFood #france #Antibes @gardening

First tomatoes of 2026(well just the flowers for now).

Started a bunch mini tomatos from seeds, I thought they were tiny-tim but I'm afraid they're the type that grows up to 60cm and produces a lot of fruits (don't know the name, bought the plant in Sweden, 4 years ago).

#Tomatoes #balconygarden #containergarden #Gardening #GrowOwnFood #france #Antibes @gardening

Hi home cooks / gardeners I've picked some parsley seeds because they're nice in a salad
Do you think I should lightly bake them so they store better?

#gardening #GrowOwnFood #Melbourne

Had to put a cover over pepper seedlings because our pigeons liked to dig out the dirt.

I have way too many peppers and hopeful I can trade them
Tomatoes growing well too.

#gardening #plants #seedlings #containergarden #balconygarden #GrowOwnFood @gardening

I forgot to put it under the light.

I. Don't think I'll be getting any radishes from these guys

#Gardening #radish #GrowOwnFood #IndoorGarden #France @gardening

Last harvest of #leek from the #balcony. Only 2 left that are blooming.

#BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #Gardening #Plants #GrowOwnFood #Vegetables @plants
#France #Antibes

10th or 11th harvest of celery from the plants I put in a pot last summer.

I bought a bunch at the farmers market in Nice last year after I had my annual physical there.

I have been enjoying them ever since. Very low maintenance, easy to pick and delicious when fresh.
#celery #BalconyGarden #ContainerGardening #vegetables #GrowOwnFood #France #Antibes
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Found 2 20L oil containers in our recycling room and brought them home.
They are perfect to make 2 simple #hydroponic units using 12L units I bought many years ago.

Used a #pallet from the street and a few screws and now looking for my solar panels, 12V water pumps and some tubes to put it on the balcony to grow 4x tiny Tim #tomatoes and maybe some #peppers.

#DIY #Gardening #GrowOwnFood #ContainerGarden #BalconyGarden #FRANCE #WoodWorking #Recycle #Reuse #Solarpanels @plants

Found another offgrid channel!
Will add on our website ☮️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTUB0FyEF8

#selfsufficientcommunities #selfsufficiency #diylife #selfreliance #offgrid #ecovillages #ecovillage #anarchism #anarchocommunism #communism #intentionalcommunity
#climatechange #intentionalcommunities #solarpunk
#permaculture #GrowOwnFood

#Hydroponic #jalapeno harvest time again.

I think I'm going to make jalapeno bread this time, or use them in mix with #habanero to make spicy sauce.

I haven't bought any peppers in 3 years.

My other plants died, but I'm waiting until I've sold this apartment to start new plants.

@gardening

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #Flowers #MyPlants #peppers #IndoorGarden #GrowOwnFood #ContainerGarden #France #Antibes

My #pepper cutting is going to a new home.

My wife's friend liked my #hydroponic pepper setup , so when I trimmed it, I cut a branch and put it in the pot with a tomato growing in it.

Now it's 60cm tall, fully grown and ready to be replanted, so it goes to a new home soon.

I'm not sure what type it is, probably #Habanero or #Jalapeno, but even #Serrano. The label I put their faded away in the strong sunshine of south of #France.
#Gardening #Plants #BalconyGarden @plants #GrowOwnFood

12 TinyTim tomatoes and 3 mint to plant on the balcony.

I'm focusing on small tomato plants that are easy to move and give away this summer.

Started a bit late, but they will be ready by the end of April.

#ContainerGarden #GrowOwnFood #Tomatoes #BalconyGarden #TinyTim #Plants @gardening
#France

My #pepper cutting is going to a new home.

My wife's friend liked my #hydroponic pepper setup , so when I trimmed it, I cut a branch and put it in the pot with a tomato growing in it.

Now it's 60cm tall, fully grown and ready to be replanted, so it goes to a new home soon.

I'm not sure what type it is, probably #Habanero or #Jalapeno, but even #Serrano. The label I put their faded away in the strong sunshine of south of #France.
#Gardening #Plants #BalconyGarden @plants #GrowOwnFood

My #pepper cutting is going to a new home.

My wife's friend liked my #hydroponic pepper setup , so when I trimmed it, I cut a branch and put it in the pot with a tomato growing in it.

Now it's 60cm tall, fully grown and ready to be replanted, so it goes to a new home soon.

I'm not sure what type it is, probably #Habanero or #Jalapeno, but even #Serrano. The label I put their faded away in the strong sunshine of south of #France.
#Gardening #Plants #BalconyGarden @plants #GrowOwnFood

My #pepper cutting is going to a new home.

My wife's friend liked my #hydroponic pepper setup , so when I trimmed it, I cut a branch and put it in the pot with a tomato growing in it.

Now it's 60cm tall, fully grown and ready to be replanted, so it goes to a new home soon.

I'm not sure what type it is, probably #Habanero or #Jalapeno, but even #Serrano. The label I put their faded away in the strong sunshine of south of #France.
#Gardening #Plants #BalconyGarden @plants #GrowOwnFood

My #pepper cutting is going to a new home.

My wife's friend liked my #hydroponic pepper setup , so when I trimmed it, I cut a branch and put it in the pot with a tomato growing in it.

Now it's 60cm tall, fully grown and ready to be replanted, so it goes to a new home soon.

I'm not sure what type it is, probably #Habanero or #Jalapeno, but even #Serrano. The label I put their faded away in the strong sunshine of south of #France.
#Gardening #Plants #BalconyGarden @plants #GrowOwnFood

Famine in the USA this fall? I think yes.

Brilliantly understandable argument by @sarahtaber right here:

https://mastodon.online/@sarahtaber/114242152034530778

But there's a much bigger global problem about to rear it's ugly head, I think.

We've been raised in the West to assume food is cheap and abundant, but we can't destroy nature and keep pretending that is a simple fact of life. As always, the underprivileged will be hit first and hardest.

#GrowOwnFood #ThisIsNotFine

Not taking any chances, this is war....

Probably the 20th harvest from my Swiss chard plant on the balcony planter.

I thought I was growing spinach at first, but after almost 3 years of continues harvest, it is my most successful "mistake" ever.

It makes my chicken soups much healthier and more delicious, plus it's free.
@gardening

#SwissChard #HappyMistake #GrowOwnFood #Gardening #BalconyGarden #Flowers #MyPlants #ContainerGarden #France #Antibes

Heute mal ein Foto von samenfestem Saatgut, inzwischen eigene Kornblumensaat für #urbangardening
#samenfest #samenfestesSaatgut #GrowOwnFood #growyourown #Permakultur #Agroforst #Biodiversität #Artenvielfalt #BiodiversitätArtenschutz #Landwirtschaft #ÖkoLandwirtschaft #Wildbienen #FotoMontag

#Hydroponic #jalapeno harvest time again.

I think I'm going to make jalapeno bread this time, or use them in mix with #habanero to make spicy sauce.

I haven't bought any peppers in 3 years.

My other plants died, but I'm waiting until I've sold this apartment to start new plants.

@gardening

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #Flowers #MyPlants #peppers #IndoorGarden #GrowOwnFood #ContainerGarden #France #Antibes

#Hydroponic #jalapeno harvest time again.

I think I'm going to make jalapeno bread this time, or use them in mix with #habanero to make spicy sauce.

I haven't bought any peppers in 3 years.

My other plants died, but I'm waiting until I've sold this apartment to start new plants.

@gardening

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #Flowers #MyPlants #peppers #IndoorGarden #GrowOwnFood #ContainerGarden #France #Antibes

#Hydroponic #jalapeno harvest time again.

I think I'm going to make jalapeno bread this time, or use them in mix with #habanero to make spicy sauce.

I haven't bought any peppers in 3 years.

My other plants died, but I'm waiting until I've sold this apartment to start new plants.

@gardening

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #Flowers #MyPlants #peppers #IndoorGarden #GrowOwnFood #ContainerGarden #France #Antibes

#Hydroponic #jalapeno harvest time again.

I think I'm going to make jalapeno bread this time, or use them in mix with #habanero to make spicy sauce.

I haven't bought any peppers in 3 years.

My other plants died, but I'm waiting until I've sold this apartment to start new plants.

@gardening

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #Flowers #MyPlants #peppers #IndoorGarden #GrowOwnFood #ContainerGarden #France #Antibes