The only way you can grow a good crop of vegetables--I mean a really good crop--is outside in the sun in the ground, right? That s what ! used to think, until one day an apartment-dweller friend came by, took a look at my outdoor garden (which I think is pretty successful), and snorted, \"My beans and tomatoes can beat yours leaves down.\" Well, a couple of days later I dropped by his place, and with a smirk asked to see his garden. I was absolutely amazed. He had a veritable farm in his flat. Radishes, lettuce, beets, carrots, and more grew in splendid profusion on five windowsills. Beans formed a giant curtain on the outside of several windows. Herbs grew under lights set up in various rooms. On the patio tomatoes hung in containers under the eaves, and corn and watermelon grew in half whiskey-barrels on the deck. (There are people who d argue emptying the barrel is more fun than filling it, but anyway...) \"How s this for a strawberry/\" my friend said, plucking one out of a pot. I popped it in my mouth. My friends, I swear to you, I had just eaten the king of all strawberries. After that I couldn t wait to get home and give it a try. First, I started growing salad vegetables and herbs on windowsill shelves. Then I planted corn and other larger crops in containers on the patio. From there I went wild and began collecting gourmet and exotic vegetables that I thought would
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