With spring officially just one month away now, I figure it's time to start thinking about what to plant in our condo deck container garden this season. Having just moved to the Portland, OR area, I plan on visiting the local nursery soon for advice as to what might thrive planted early in the spring season here. My wife and I want to document the experience of growing food in a limited space in the hopes people who find themselves in similar urban environments to ours (cramped apartments or condos) can learn from our experience. As soon as we start our spring garden, we'll begin sharing our efforts as they progress...
In the meantime, I must report our attempt at a winter garden has resulted in nearly complete failure. Maybe it was a rare and unexpected snow (we had to bring the peas and mesculun greens inside for several weeks just after planting due to the Portland area receiving its most snow in nearly thirty years), or maybe it was just bad luck. But our attempt resulted in disappointing looking pea sprouts (see sad photo), and much more disappointing salad sprouts (dead). This despite lots of love and care. I'm still holding out some hope the bean sprouts might take off as the weather warms, but I'm not holding my breath.
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