It’s definitely a learning curve to start your plants from seed, but seeds can be gotten cheap and are easy to transport. I find beans/peas to be pretty easy to grow from seed, and their vertical growth means they don’t take up too much space.

How lovely! I’ve gotten pretty good at growing vegetables, but flowers, not so much.

Poland has a variety of hardiness zones, which will determine how much longer you have in your growing season. I would suggest things like brassicas (which include kale and broccoli), as they can handle temperatures a bit below freezing. But keep in mind the size of your balcony, as they can get pretty big.

If you can buy seedlings of annual herbs like parsley, dill, basil, there’s still time for a good harvest even in the colder areas of Poland. Do you have space where you can bring some pots inside?

Yum, I haven’t tried chocolate sprinkles before, how’s the taste?

Heck yeah, I’ve been trying to post both here and on a couple of my communities at .world. I’ve mostly been going through my old, never-posted photos for some good OC, but think I might also start scavenging my ex-reddit account. Anything for content and to keep up the momentum!

It used to be popular among European landowners to have a garden hermit as part of the landscaping decor.

Honestly I think it’s good where they left it. No spoilers, but it’s a satisfying arc for who ends up on top, and I feel like that last evening with the siblings and then the board meeting the next day was the perfect encapsulation of their whole relationship.

Ugh, I’ll be on the venting side. I drew the short straw and had to do two weeks of night shifts (and I’m a early bird, NOT a night owl). I slept nearly 40 out of the 48 hours last weekend, and I expect I’ll do the same this weekend.

Honestly, I joined beehaw knowing that the admins would run it like a benevolent dictatorship. It’s their instance, their servers, their time and effort, and I respect that.

you will enjoy what we are imposing, period

Yep, if you want to make your own community your own way, there’s plenty of other instances that offer that.

The little moth buddy I posted about was really fun. There’s been a surprising amount of interesting bugs where I’ve been working the past couple weeks, last night one of my coworkers spotted something that looked like a cross between a spider and a cricket, which I’ve yet to be able to identify.

I agree. I’m not one of the silly purists that populate r/grilledcheese, other ingredients can go great in a grilled cheese, as long as the cheese is still the star of the show.

Hah! You must broaden your horizons beyond a basic red tomato.

Ooooh them’s fighting words. Have you tried a burger with a homegrown tomato? Pretty night and day, might just change your mind.

[Image description: a plate with a burger and sides. The burger is open and ready to be assembled, one bun has sauce and a slice of an heirloom tomato, the other has the patty, cheese, pickles and bacon.]

Your comment about grandparents hits true, I have fond memories of my Bestemor’s numerous houseplants, of which her African violet was always my favorite.

Oh they certainly do, once you’ve had homegrown, store bought will forever taste bland. And there’s such crazy variety, some are intensely sweet, others tart or savory.

Desperately try to foist them on friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, passing dog walkers, the mailman… anybody who’d take some 😆

Beyond that, we’d eat tomato based meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and we canned dozens of pints of salsa and sauce (that we’re still eating!).

Yesss, that sounds delicious. My favorite is sliced with mozzarella, basil and balsamic glaze on a slice of toasted sourdough rubbed with garlic.

Hah sure, head on out to Riverside and I’ll give you a garden tour!

Well I put the seedlings in 3 weeks later this year, so between that and the delayed heat, I’d say I’m about a month behind.

I just checked, and I harvested my first tomatoes on May 24th last year, so yeah a month tracks.

Good to know, I’ve edited my latest post to add description text.