What grew, what did not.

A plain notebook from one balcony and a small allotment plot. No expert advice, just what happened this season.

Tomatoes on a north balcony

October

Three varieties, one sunny hour a day, and a surprisingly decent harvest of the small yellow ones.

Planting garlic before the frost

November

Cloves in the ground, mulch on top, and now the long wait until spring.

The compost bin, honestly

September

Why mine smelled for a month and what finally fixed it.