- christine
- contributor
Need Advice |
10 Apr '07 3:13 pm |
I've been lurking for a few weeks and it's been such a joy looking through this extensive website and reading all the forums here.
I was wondering if I could get some advice about how to best utilize the situation that I have. I live in Southern California USA in a small apartment - no ground space dirt available to me. I do have a balcony. Problem is, it gets 4 to 6 hours of direct light per day AND it gets extreemly hot out there most of the year. In the high summer, it can be 100+ for weeks and everything I have tried to grow frys real crispy no matter how much I water it.
Do you all have any recommendations for plants (flowers, foliage, vegetable) that might do well in this ecosystem? I have not tried cactus cause I figured that it just doesn't get enough direct light per day....
I guess perhaps I could try putting up a shade and then grow shade plants but it might still be just too darn hot.
Any thoughts?
Christine