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Nature and Gardening
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I live in an apartment so my gardening is limited to containers on my balcony as well as a million tropical houseplants. I finally figured out what grows best in my conditions of scorching hot in the morning and nice and cool in the afternoon out there. I’m growing a fig and a dwarf citrus as well as a blueberry bush that is finally not hating the spot I put it in! Otherwise it’s a bunch of succulents out there.
I’m hoping one day to have a real garden but for now I’m having fun with what I can grow both indoors and outdoors.
oooo I should try a fig tree too. I didn't even know that dwarf citrus was even a thing but I def need to look into them more.
We have some "Chicago hardy" dogs that supposedly came from ones around here which comes back even though we're apt to see lower cold temps than you're likely to see. You should totally give it a try, just remember that "Chicago hardy" encompasses a number of different cultivars. Maybe try reaching out to your area master gardener program to see if a member has some they do cuttings of for fundraisers, or try searching your area on a site like PermaPeople to see if someone is growing them locally. Varieties shipped to you from other regions may be like rolling the dice but something grown in your region should give you a higher likelihood of success.