I love gardening. Have a lot of really fond memories of playing in my mom's garden (despite terrible allergies) while she was working on it. Tomatoes, rhubarb,

I love gardening. Have a lot of really fond memories of playing in my mom's garden (despite terrible allergies) while she was working on it. Tomatoes, rhubarb, raspberries, all sorts of other spices and nectar plants for things like bees and hummingbirds. One summer memory in particular sticks with me, because it was probably my first lesson in the scientific method. Mom's hollyhock plants came down with what ended up being a bad case of rust[1]. We changed the watering routine, fertilizer...nothing worked. This was before google and all that, so we first went to the library and got some gardening books. Went out and compared pictures, but none were exactly the same. Next I clipped some leaves from the plants and we went down to the garden shop a few blocks away and, sure enough, the guy behind the counter (kicking myself I can't remember his name, probably 85 or so with crystal white hair) gave the diagnosis and recommended cutting off all the affected leaves and burning them. Saved the whole lot! Unfortunately, because of work, I live in a city now and that means ... no yard with a garden. The wife also loves gardening. Anyone have any tips for setting something up in an apartment with a balcony? Irrigation is my primary concern. [1] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/hollyhock/hollyhock-rust-in-gardens.htm https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/hollyhoc...