Productive Balcony Garden for Urban Gardening

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A balcony garden is great if you live in the city & you still want to grow fresh food

If you have enough sun exposure then you could grow a productive little balcony garden! Today I wanted to share some crops that are great for urban container gardening. They also happen to have great dollar value which means that even with a small space, you can dent your grocery spending a little. I’ll also show you an example of a balcony garden design plan.

TIP: When purchasing seeds many seed catalogs now mention which varieties are best suited for container gardening.

Plants to Grow in Containers for a Balcony Garden

1. Lettuce
2. Indoor Lettuce
3. Green Onions
4. Potato Grow Towers
5. Potatoes in Grow Bags
6. Tomatoes
7. Tomatoes upside down!
8. Pineapple (inside)
9. Dwarf Fruit Trees
10. Cabbage
11. Peppers
12. Beans & Corn
13. Mango tree
14. Lettuce Gutter Garden
15. Snap Peas
16. Spinach
17. Watermelon
18. LOTS MORE Container Vegetables
19. Container Fruit!
20. Try Container Herbs

Balcony gardening design with containers

Family Food Garden

My name is Isis Loran, creator of the Family Food Garden. I’ve been gardening for over 10 years now and push the limits of our zone 5 climates. I love growing heirlooms & experimenting with hundreds of varieties, season extending, crunchy homesteading and permaculture.