For the Love of Peas look at the Gardening Supplies Page!!!

I can’t figure out how to tag the ‘pages’, the things along the top of this webpage, but there is A LOT of information on how to get all the supplies you need for free, and I’m worried it’s being over looked.

On another note, my broccoli sprouted this morning. It’s terrifying how quickly it came up.  The kale came up too but I covered it over with some more potting mix because you could see the fuzzy bit of seed poking out and I was afraid of the seed rotting in the light and air.   Also, two birds visited my balcony today. I put out a bird feeder (I filled a saucer – the kind that goes under the bottom of large pots – with water and then put a small bowl with nuts and seeds in it) and they seemed to like it. One bathed in the water while the other attacked my peas. He viciously ripped off one of its small branches then sat taunting me with it.  cheeky bastard.

The bird feeder on the balcony now brakes rule #3 of my apartments regulations.  I’m hoping to break all of them before the summer is over.

1. Residents are only allowed a ‘resonable’ amount of plants in small containers – reasonable is subjective… so is small.
2. No non-patio furniture is allowed on the balcony – I have an old wooden table I picked up down the street, one plastic bucket filled with rotting seaweed and a square plastic bin for rain collection
3. No bird feeders
4. Do not dry your clothing on the balcony – depending on how many plants I have out there I might not be able to do this… they might win this one.

They’re trying to create an aesthetic I’m not comfortable with.