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Sam, does the deck get good

Kalyn Denny — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:58:57 -0500

Sam, does the deck get good sun through the summer months? That's the most important thing in deciding what to grow. The other thing people make a mistake with in growing things in containers is to use containers that are too small.

I'd say the easiest herbs to grow are mint, parsley, rosemary, oregano, or sage. All of these will survive with moderate sun (although the more sun the better.) Transplant from the pot they come in into a bigger patio container.

More temperamental are tomatoes, basil, cilantro, thyme, and dill. These need more sun, especially basil and tomatoes. Cilantro might grow well in SF because it doesn't do well in places where it's too hot. Elise tells me it's a winter crop where she is, so you might try some now.

Growing things is so much. I wish I could send you some of my herbs, but most of them are things that won't mail well.

If I lived where you were I'd love to grow kaffir limes for the leaves. But I have no ides if that would grow on a deck.

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen

Maybe Some day...

Beckyliv — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:36:55 -0500

The best salad I ever ate was made of tomatoes and cucumbers from my grandfathers garden. I wish I had the time and the green thumb to do the same.

Check out my sad attempt at an herb garden that lasted less than a year:
The Rookery

No green fingers :(

sam breach — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:24:28 -0500

I am a hopeless grower of anything.
I wish I could.
I grew up on the vegetables my (step)dad grew in our garden and allotment but I have never managed to grow anything myself . You see, I don;t have the necessary genes. I even find it hard to keep a few herbs (that I bought as plants, not seeds) alive.
But this project is inspiring - maybe I should give it a go.
What is easiest to start with for someone who has nothing more than a deck?

Sam

Becks & Posh

Thanks!

Kalyn Denny — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:02:22 -0500

Linda, thanks for sharing your own Green Blog project. The fact that food you grow yourself is ultimately more nourishing for the person who eats it and the whole planet is what the Green Blog Project is all about.

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen

Fried Green Tomatoes

Therapy Doc — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 11:59:57 -0500

Yesterday I fried them in olive oil (sliced thick) with onions, a little garlic, s & p, and whatever those spices were, I think cilantro, hanging to dry in my kitchen. UNBELIEVABLE.
Don't over cook! Sorry, I had to share that.
Linda
Lessons from a Family Therapist

The Green Blog Project Succeeds!

Kalyn Denny — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 09:37:14 -0500

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(Jackfruit photo by Inji of Ginger and Mango, creator of The Green Blog Project)

Once upon a time a very new food blogger had a very ambitious idea . . . . .

What if everyone who like to blog about food tried to grow some kind of plant, then created a recipe using something they had grown themselves? That's the idea behind The Green Blog Project, which I first wrote about on Blogher back in June. Now the first summary has been posted, and the project is a huge success.

Here's a tiny taste of what people have grown/cooked:

Tomato curry from Kitchenmate.
Gonjura from Kodali's Kitchen.
Mozarella and Tomato Salad with Pan-Fried Gnocchi and Basil Pesto from Obachan's Kitchen and Balcony Garden.
Radish Pachadi from Salt and Pepper.
Onion Basil Tartlets from Spicyana

That's a tiny fraction of the entries. There are a lot of entries, with some great new food blogs to discover here. To see the rest, visit The Green Blog Project.

Contributing editor Kalyn Denny grows a lot of veggies and blogs about them at Kalyn's Kitchen. For the Green Blog Project she wrote about how she handles an overabundance of tomatoes.