Hello friends!
One of our admins, @poVoq, has set up a wiki in his spare time for slrpnk.net. For the time being, editing is limited to moderators-only. However, @poVoq has also created an EtherPad that we can use to work together on it!
I went ahead and started a /c/BalconyGardening wiki but we need your ideas, knowledge, and experience to make it a helpful addition to the community. So, I am proposing that we use an Etherpad with the name BalconyWiki to collaborate on additions and improvements to the wiki. I'd ask that you please add your Lemmy username at the top-right of etherpad when editing to keep it accountable. :)
Any and all suggestions are welcome, as long as they fit within the BalconyGardening theme. I would love it if we could set up a starting guide for those who want to set up their first balcony garden!
Here are some ideas of sections we can develop:
- Getting Started - for those new to balcony gardening
- No Balcony? No Problem! - other ways community members can garden
- Common Issues - and solutions!
- Recommended Crops - to offset food costs, to resist pests, for high-yield to share with others, etc.
- DIY/Upcycled Solutions - such as re-using plastic waste for planters
I hope you're all enjoying your day and I can't wait to hear your ideas!
As someone who wants to start on this journey, this seems like a great idea! It has been tricky to just have a starting point
My first successful huge hydroponic lettuce harvest. Kratky & coco coir update
12d 22h ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.netGrowing lettuce and herbs in hydroponic bottles
1mon 16d ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.net
Forecast says no more frost this year, so I took a gamble and already planted and sowed everything out last weekend. [more pictures + drip irrigation details in the post]
1mon 24d ago by awful.systems/u/smiletolerantly in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from awful.systemsDirt cheap DIY fertilizer without composting?
1mon 26d ago by slrpnk.net/u/foxymochakitten in balconygardening@slrpnk.netHow would you design a hypothetical balcony garden for maximum food production?
2mon 3d ago by slrpnk.net/u/foxymochakitten in balconygardening@slrpnk.netBalcony gardening and the weather
2mon 7d ago by lemmy.world/u/evasive_chimpanzee in balconygardening@slrpnk.net
First sprouts for my balcony garden!
2mon 9d ago by slrpnk.net/u/foxymochakitten in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.netYSK: you don't need a yard for a medicinal garden!
6mon 14d ago by lemmy.world/u/fireweed in balconygardening@slrpnk.net
From the height of summer this year
8mon 3d ago by lemmy.sdf.org/u/mlfh in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from lemmy.sdf.org
Finally put up my first balcony box
8mon 3d ago by lemmy.world/u/cybervseas in balconygardening@slrpnk.net
I met a new furry friend today. Do you know what he'll turn into?
10mon 1d ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.net
I'm about to give up my organic balcony gardening experiment. This is a cry for help.
11mon 8d ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.netFrom hopeless corner to raised bed
11mon 22h ago by slrpnk.net/u/schmorpel in balconygardening@slrpnk.net
Ants laying eggs in greenhouse walls
1y 22d ago by slrpnk.net/u/signaleleven in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.net
Mold growth on soil-filled wicks submerged in water - cause for concern?
1y 23d ago by slrpnk.net/u/solbear in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.netFull-spectrum grow lights controllable from Home Assistant
1y 1mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/solbear in balconygardening@slrpnk.net
Geranium/Pelargonium corner
1y 1mon ago by programming.dev/u/MalditoBarbudo in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.netMy balcony setup 2025 - Or, how I call it, peak German efficiency. Follow me around in my 8 m² jungle, Part 1
1y 1mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.netAnt "infestation" on my balcony - Good or bad? Should I worry?
1y 1mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.net
This big boi took a landing on my balcony today
1y 1mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.net
Let my introduce you "Biene Maja", the first resident in my newly built 5 star insect hotel
1y 1mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.net
My first balcony plants are planted!
1y 2mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/PeaceMint in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.netWhat will you grow this season? Here's what I'll be growing! I'm already prepared!
1y 3mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.net
I'm transforming those boring concrete pots into a balcony bog garden full of life!
1y 4mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.net
Who says you can't grow anything in winter?
1y 4mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.net
How often shoud I water my neighbours cat 😆
1y 5mon ago by programming.dev/u/promitheas in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from programming.dev
$12 Plant Bot is an ESP32-C3 soil sensor and pump driver for fully automated indoor plant care
1y 5mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/poVoq in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from www.cnx-software.com
Infinite green onion ♾️
1y 5mon ago by programming.dev/u/promitheas in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from programming.devWhat are the options for sterilizing a balcony environment and especially the potting soil?
1y 6mon ago by lemmy.world/u/j4k3 in balconygardening@slrpnk.net
My first experiments with growing from food refuse seeds and trying stuff instead of reading or parroting information
1y 8mon ago by lemmy.world/u/j4k3 in balconygardening@slrpnk.net
Harvesting radishes from an upcycled cat litter container
1y 9mon ago by sh.itjust.works/u/SoySaucePrinterInk in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from sh.itjust.works
New community: hydroponics@slrpnk.net
1y 10mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.netWhat are your favourite fruits to grow?
1y 10mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.netNeed some help what could be the problem with my morning-glory (ipomoea)
1y 10mon ago by sh.itjust.works/u/catlover in balconygardening@slrpnk.net
Apartment Indoor Food Garden🌱
1y 10mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/Blair in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.netPlanter boxes
1y 10mon ago by lemmy.sdf.org/u/DarkDarkHouse in balconygardening@slrpnk.net
Time to repot my husky cherry red tomato?
1y 11mon ago by sh.itjust.works/u/SoySaucePrinterInk in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from sh.itjust.works
First harvest of yukon gold potatoes!
1y 11mon ago by sh.itjust.works/u/SoySaucePrinterInk in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from sh.itjust.works
Companion planting French Breakfast Radishes with my Sugar Snap Peas on the balcony
1y 11mon ago by sh.itjust.works/u/SoySaucePrinterInk in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from sh.itjust.works
The solution to my earwig problem
1y 11mon ago by sh.itjust.works/u/SoySaucePrinterInk in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from sh.itjust.worksWhat are these guys doing?
1y 11mon ago by sh.itjust.works/u/catlover in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from sh.itjust.worksMeet my potato forest
1y 11mon ago by lemmy.ca/u/Canadian_anarchist in balconygardening@slrpnk.netGarden Like Your Life Depends On It? The Health Research Says So
1y 11mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/poVoq in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from www.youtube.comGrowing Kale from Seed to Harvest in Containers - Step by Step
1y 11mon ago by slrpnk.net/u/toaster in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from www.youtube.com
I pollinated cherry tomatoes on my balcony with a cotton swab for the first time and it's working well!
1y 11mon ago by sh.itjust.works/u/SoySaucePrinterInk in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from sh.itjust.works
TIL: French Marigolds only need one seedling per pot
2y 12d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/SoySaucePrinterInk in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from sh.itjust.worksWhat are some good Winter Hardened and Aromatic Plants to put outside my Bedroom window?
2y 18d ago by lemmy.blahaj.zone/u/Mr_Mofu in balconygardening@slrpnk.net
Video Collection
2y 24d ago by slrpnk.net/u/Blair in balconygardening@slrpnk.net from slrpnk.netShowcase of my, partly hydroponic, balcony garden (including cats)
2y 28d ago by slrpnk.net/u/Guenther_Amanita in balconygardening@slrpnk.net