Wheee! My balcony garden is off to a good start. / myLot

Walnut Creek, California

April 17, 2026 10:46am CST

My green beans, corn, and sunflowers are starting to poke through. I'll probably have to transfer some in to larger planters, but I'll worry about that when the time comes. Alas, my Kaiser (medical provider) illegal garden was turned under. I am not sure what they have planned out there. I'll bring some seeds with me when I go to pick up my pain meds today. I'll attach a photo of my balcony garden as of a couple of days ago.

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@DaddyEvil (172096)

• United States

I recognized beans and corn but was wondering what else you'd planted. I'd forgotten you said you'd planted sunflower seeds, too. Everything looks very good there.

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@DaddyEvil (172096)

• United States

@TheHorse The long-range forecast for your area is showing more than the "normal" amount of rain this summer so you might not need to worry about watering your plants as often. I really hope it's correct and the rain fills your reservoirs out there. You can always carry some water with you when you pick up your meds and give them a drink then.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (236793)

• Walnut Creek, California

@DaddyEvil I do that when I visit my bike path plants. But I don't think I'll see anything there.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (236793)

• Walnut Creek, California

They're off to a good start. I did do some illegal planting at Kaiser today. But I cannot tell whether they are watering out there or not.

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DianneN

@DianneN (253754)

• United States

Your garden is looking mighty fine!

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The Horse

@TheHorse (236793)

• Walnut Creek, California

Yeppers. But I may have "crowding issues" at a certain point.

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DianneN

@DianneN (253754)

• United States

@TheHorse I fully understand that!

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The Horse

@TheHorse (236793)

• Walnut Creek, California

@DianneN Wheee! I will buy some bigger planters and more potting soil.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (132996)

• Marion, Ohio

Glad the one at home is doing good. Sorry about the other one

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The Horse

@TheHorse (236793)

• Walnut Creek, California

I am fighting back.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (96459)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

Looks good everything is lush and green, Do you have any tomatoes?

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The Horse

@TheHorse (236793)

• Walnut Creek, California

I plant some tomato seeds. They tend to do pretty well.

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Rimps

@Rimps85 (3104)

• India

wow that lantern is a nostalgic stuff....during my childhood, when there used to be power cuts,we used to light them and when insects used to come near it, we used to catch them...thereby wasting our study time....as a result, mom used to scold us

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The Horse

@TheHorse (236793)

• Walnut Creek, California

Observing and catching insects is an educational experience..

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Rimps

@Rimps85 (3104)

• India

@TheHorse no we didn't have that bluff ready to convince mom then....LOL

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Fleur

@Fleura (34549)

• United Kingdom

We used to have 'storm lanterns' like this too, for going out on winter nights. In fact I still have one, just in case : )

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LooeyVille

@LooeyVille (66)

• United States

Tiny little vegetable pots. Will you grow one green bean?

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The Horse

@TheHorse (236793)

• Walnut Creek, California

My "harvest" is largely symbolic. I may get 30 green beans.I will put thein dishes that existed already..In Oakland, we were able to grow corn that we could eat!

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