Balcony Seeds Variety Pack

Do you dream of filling your balcony with plants? Growing your own food in the city? The Franken Farm Balcony Pack is here and filled with five kinds of organic, heirloom seed to get you started on your urban gardening journey. Each variety has been carefully selected to give you a diverse harvest from plants suited to small spaces and low light.

The amount of sun available will be different on each balcony; all these plants need about 6 hours of direct sunlight to grow, though 8 hours or more is ideal. 

Here is a quick description of each plant as well as a very brief list of what materials you will need to grow it:

1) Ibis lettuce: Lettuce is the easiest thing to grow in a container, and this lettuce is very cold tolerant, so you can start early in the year. You will need a container of soil atleast 6 inches deep; lettuce heads need about 8 inches space to flourish. Plant multiple heads in one large container, or plant smaller pots with one head each.

2) Calendula: This orange, sun-shaped flower produces dozens of blossoms and reaches about 1.5 feet tall. It grows excellently in containers. The petals are edible and make a gorgeous garnish. Calendula is also grown for its medicinal properties. This flower will attract pollinators to your balcony garden! Plant seeds outside directly into 12 inch wide and deep containers in early spring.

3) Cucamelon: An adorable, crunchy fruit that looks like a miniature watermelon and tastes like a citrus-y cucumber! They are also known as pepquinos or "mouse melons" and are the perfect fresh snack. Cucamelons grow on quick-spreading, spidery vines that can climb most anything and will become laden with the tiny fruit. They can be planted in 8-12 inch containers indoors in mid-spring and moved out once nights are above 15 degrees. The key is to give them nutrient-rich soil.

4) Whippersnapper Dwarf Cherry Tomato: These petite tomato plants (around 1.5 feet tall) mature very quickly and deliver surprisingly large harvests of rosy pink cherry tomatoes. To grow this plant, you will need to start seeds under a growlight at the end of April. Then when they are ready to go outside, you will need a big container of soil that is atleast 1.5 feet deep. 

5) Cherokee Trail of Tears Pole Bean: The most vigorous and productive climbing plant at the farm. Plant this bean straight into at least 8 inches deep of soil, put it beside something it can climb (railing, trellis, big stick, old ladder, anything!), and watch it go wild. Space plants about 6 inches apart. Eat fresh, or let the pods dry outside & harvest the dried beans for a unique treat.

At Franken Farm we believe fresh, organic, heirloom veggies aren't just for country folks; they belong everywhere and to everyone.