What can I grow?!

pampootie

After a month of living in a north-facing apartment that got NO natural light whatsoever, I've moved into a house with sunlight and a garden. The novelty! I've already got seven herb pots lined up on the windowsill but I'm wondering, is there anything else I can grow? It's a rented house so I won't be digging up the garden, I'm more looking at things that can be grown in pots. I know I've seen threads on this before but couldn't find them-so any advice is appreciated!

The Hill Billy

Moved to Gardening from Cooking & Recipes.

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karl tyrrell

Just because your renting should not stop you digging the garden once you start growing you cant stop,if its pots your starting with i would go with the easy stuff spring onion,beetroot,radish,carrots,lettuce,tomatoes,peas all do well in pots,strawberrys,rasberrys,gooseberrys,then all your herbs chives,dill,rosemary,basil,mint,parsley,thyme,and so on,i grow spuds in in big pots every year,most other veg need space in the garden i have friends who rent and use the garden your paying for it:)

oflynno

why not but a rasied bed kit and fill it up,you dont need to dig up the garden for them,and they dont cause a problem to remove when you are finished/moving

Art Teacher

Things that i tried when I was renting - a back yard only were; Tomaotes( have to be watered and fed,picked and ripened indoors in october) - you have to grow at least one edible plant, and tomotoes are attractive!!!

Any bulb will flower in a pot, even with neglect- its late in the bulb season but now in Feb I would still plant lilies .

Go mad in may/june and buy whatever bedding plants take your fancy, they are all good in pots but you need to water _ thats if we get sunshine!