I got my balcony garden started yesterday!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (236033)
Walnut Creek, California
March 27, 2026 12:15pm CST
A few days ago, I cycled out to a place on the bike path where I hear preschool kids stopping for a break with their teachers.
I planted some corn, green beans and sun flowers near the fence, where they will get good morning sunlight.
It's basically an experiment. Can I get a tiny garden growing in a random place?
Yesterday, I planted seeds for my own "balcony garden." Same "crops." We'll see what happens.
In a few minutes I may cycle out to the "bike path garden" and water it with some water infused with a bit of Miracle Grow, or whatever it's called. It's a product I've used with great success over the years.
Do you enjoy gardening? Do you enjoy introducing your kids and grand kids to gardening?
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@DaddyEvil (170697)
• United States
27 Mar
Yes, I did and still have my indoor plants. Pretty and I are still arguing about planting anything outside. She doesn't want to water anything when I can't see to go out and water them. 
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@DaddyEvil (170697)
• United States
27 Mar
@TheHorse She doesn't like going outside if she doesn't have to do it. That's why I haven't had outside plants in several years now.
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@TheHorse (236033)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Mar
@DaddyEvil Why does she not like going outside?
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@AmbiePam (116328)
• United States
27 Mar
My dad’s wife does a tremendous job with her garden. Unfortunately, I step outside into their backyard and my allergies go crazy. It’s gorgeous, but a nightmare for allergy sufferers. Of course, she doesn’t grow any “special” crops like you.
@lovebuglena (50464)
• Staten Island, New York
27 Mar
I’m not a gardener. And since I am terrified of bees/wasps I’d never attempt to grow something as that means bees/wasps flying around.
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@TheHorse (236033)
• Walnut Creek, California
17h
@lovebuglena I don't know what kind she is. She built a web just inside the window by my desk, and I let her keep it (for now), as it's interesting to watch when yellow jackets get entangled in her web.
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@lovebuglena (50464)
• Staten Island, New York
18h
@TheHorse That’s nice. Is it a tarantula?
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@augusta123 (7399)
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27 Mar
Yeah, I love gardening.
I planted vegetables in my garden last week, I hope it would grow better than last year.
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@LeaPea2417 (39761)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14h
Yes, I think you will be succesful with your tiny garden in a random space.
@thelme55 (78626)
• Germany
18h
Yes, I enjoy gardening. I used to teach my nieces in the Philippines how to plant veggies and flowers when I was in my garden. I usually go to my Philippines house every other year. This year, I couldn’t because of the war. Anyway, I was there last October.
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@Ineeddentures (24747)
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27 Mar
I do enjoy gardening
And Miracle Grow is really good.
I have a funny story about that
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@Ineeddentures (24747)
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28 Mar
@TheHorse
Well
I had a friend who thought Miracle Grow might enhance his pee pee
At the time, people in the UK were using a recreational substance called Plant Food
And he tried it.
He really did.
He sprayed his pee pee with it
It grew roots
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@TheHorse (236033)
• Walnut Creek, California
19h
@Ineeddentures LOL! That is a funny story.
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