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Hi Ladies!

beastmel04beastmel04
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Just wanted to introduce myself, and ask a question. 

I am a SAHM, and am starting a small business on the side. I love to find new ways to conserve, and want to have a planter box on my patio (because, unfortunately, we do not have our own home).

So the question: other than tomatoes, what would be good to plant? I live in the Southeast, so its pretty mild here. I want to make a 3'x3' planter, since I don't have my own patch of earth to work with.

Any suggestions?  

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  • pixy_stixpixy_stix member
    Pretty much anything.  Leafy vegetables like spinach/lettuce, cucumbers as long as you have a trellis for them to grow on, etc.  My dh's personal favorite is peppers of all varieties.
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  • papagenapapagena member
    My brown thumb will refrain from trying to answer your question, but welcome!  :)
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  • beastmel04beastmel04

    imagepixy_stix:
    Pretty much anything.  Leafy vegetables like spinach/lettuce, cucumbers as long as you have a trellis for them to grow on, etc.  My dh's personal favorite is peppers of all varieties.

    Would you suggest getting the spinach from seeds or from a nursery? 

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  • pixy_stixpixy_stix member
    imagebeastmel04:

    imagepixy_stix:
    Pretty much anything.  Leafy vegetables like spinach/lettuce, cucumbers as long as you have a trellis for them to grow on, etc.  My dh's personal favorite is peppers of all varieties.

    Would you suggest getting the spinach from seeds or from a nursery? 

    Seeds are more cost effective.  Spinach is pretty hardy and I've never had trouble getting it to grow.

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  • superlurkersuperlurker
    Check out Square Foot Gardening.  You can grow all sorts of stuff. I just planned my garden with this method, so I can't speak to it yet, but it looks fruitful.
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