Hi all,

I know this is a good 6 months out of whack, but I'm in the southern
hemisphere (Santiago, Chile).

I have just moved into a ground floor flat with a small amount of
usuable garden space that I would like to use over the winter (ie
summer). Its North facing (south facing) so it will get a good 10
hours of Sun per day.. when ther is sun... and I am planning to raise
the beds.. probably only be a few inches, but enough to ensure that
water from the winter rains will drain away.

My bed sizes are restrictive. One is 12'x1' against the wall. The
other is 3'x2'. I'm not looking for self-subsistancy... I just find
food more interesting than flowers. Herbs and preservable crops would
be fantastic. I don't think I could eats lettuce as quickly as I could
produce it.

Oh.. and something that a brown thumb like me can't kill.

Rain kicks in around May and continues until August. Temperatures will
vary from below freezing at night to maybe 15C (60F) on a hot winter
day. There are some statistics at
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/clim...e/wsantiag.htm
but I don't know where in the US is comparable.

Of course, if its futile to grow outside for another six months, I can
always have pots indoors. Recomendations for indoor crops also
appreciated.

Any experience appreciated.

Thanks.

Matt