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How can I grow some greens in a small studio apartment?

I live in a small studio apartment and I move a few times every year, so I try to keep my stuff as minimal as possible.

But lately I’ve been wanting to have some fresh greens at home, like herbs, lettuce, microgreens, or anything simple that doesn’t need too much space or effort. I don’t have a balcony, just a windowsill and maybe a little shelf space.

Does anyone have recommendations for low-maintenance vegetables or herbs that are easy to grow indoors?

I’m looking for something that is:
easy to move, doesn’t take up much space, and doesn’t need daily complicated care.

Would love to hear what worked for people living in small apartments.

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u/Either_Possible6289 — 4 days ago
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Started my veggies for the year

This year's garden. Green beans, brussel sprouts, bell pepper, Serrano pepper, sage, rosemary, basil, oregano, catnip, salad greens

u/blackndwolf — 4 days ago
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Help my leaning hawthorn!

Hello! New to reddit, but I have this Winter King Hawthorn that has a terrible lean. I planted it in my masonry raised bed about 10 years ago. It seems happy besides that it will fall over without the strap I installed about 3 years ago anchoring it to my wall. Gets full sun, drip irrigation, compost yearly. What should I do???

u/Stay_at_home_guy — 5 days ago
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Need advice, please help

Birds ate the heads off of my sunflower seedlings, all 20 of them. I put a screen over my seedlings and that worked for a bit, waited for seed hulls to fall off or pulled them off gently but, these bastards came after my babies and I'd like to consult the internet for practical advice. I grasp I could just bring them indoors for a bit, get a better screen setup or a little greenhouse, but that feels like cheating the magic of growing from seed, so here we are. If y'all have any tips,tricks or advice to keep these beautiful little birds from ripping their heads off before I start making feather pillows, I'm all ears. 😊

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u/Forward-Potential834 — 7 days ago
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This vegetable garden is the culmination of my backyard makeover

Behold the progression of my apartment's backyard space!

I hope the vegetables turn out okay, I'm just relieved to be done with all the work it took to make it happen. Pretty satisfied with the result, it's a lot more cozy now!

I hope I didn't overcrowd too much I kinda had to make due with my budget for soil and compost. Also erring on the side of optimism with the direct sunlight, but this spot is as good as it gets for me so just gonna give it my best shot.

Let me know what you think!

\-Plant List-

Top Tier:

4 Bravo Cabbage

4 Red Cabbage

1 Jalapeño Pepper

1 Fragoo Pink Strawberry

1 Orange Blaze Bell Pepper

Middle Tier:

1 Greek Oregano

2 Dark Green Italian Parsley

1 French Taragon

1 Rosemary

2 Genovese Sweet Basil

Bottom Tier:

4 Vates Blue Curled Scotch Kale

8 Buttercrunch Lettuce

4 Spinach

Buckets:

1 Lemon Boy Tomato

1 Plum Crimson Tomato

1 Old German Tomato

u/St4rfker — 12 days ago
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Careers in Urban Agriculture

I’m a 20 year old student majoring in sustainable agriculture with a minor in poli sci. What has piqued my interest the most has been urban agriculture and after reading Stuffed and Starved by Raj Patel, food security has become somewhat of a special interest of mine. I live in a rural area currently but am looking to move to Philadelphia after graduating. I am wondering what opportunities may look like for a career in this specific niche. Any suggestions?

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u/ChocolateOk3698 — 10 days ago
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What can I plant in this small pot?

So the dimensions are:

14 cm deep

50 cm large

7 cm wide

my options are low but I want to know.

My balcony has a lot of sun and I have good soil if that's useful.

u/Majestic-Chipmunk-78 — 11 days ago
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What is my leek doing ?

Hello, maybe it's a stupid question that I should know but I try to search on the internet and didn't find my answer. Did anyone know what's happening to my leek ? And is it possible to use it for gardening, like I don't know cut it in a way and put it in dirt or something like that. Or is it possible to help this leek to accomplish whathever it's trying to do in any way ?

good day everyone

u/44someone44 — 14 days ago
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Almost everything was grown from seed, scraps, cuttings, or propagations. I just made the pallet bed garden yesterday so everything is still settling in, and I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing, but I'm doing it and I'm happy for the first time in a long time 🤗

u/the_art_of_mischief — 14 days ago
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Mushrooms growing in my cilantro (coriander) pot

Hi, last year I successfully grew a big batch of cilantro, this year I tried again, but together with the cilantro mushrooms are sprouting as well. Do these affect the cilantro? Is it still edible even if these things are growing around it?

u/carnivorousdrew — 13 days ago