How To Start A Vegetable Garden On Your Balcony
Many soils for containers also already contain fertilizer or another form of plant food which is necessary for plants to grow especially vegetables.
How to start a vegetable garden on your balcony. Make sure that the plants can receive at least 6 hours of sunlight. Not only is potting mix lighter weight for your balcony but it also contains perlite or vermiculite to help the roots of your vegetable plants get the air and drainage they need. Be sure to harvest your vegetables when they are at their peak of ripeness.
Decide on your garden design 4. This will give you the best tasting vegetables from your balcony vegetable garden. Decide what to plant 2.
You can grow veggies such as eggplant garlic bell peppers salad greens and herbs in smaller containers. You need to water and give fertilizer to the plants occasionally. Vegetable gardens ideally require 8-10 hours.
After youve decided on your. Cultivate and weed 9. Climbing cucumbers green beans and snow peas look great on a trellis.
Ok the title of this piece implies a balcony garden but that includes a patio. Balcony vegetable gardening will yield a great amount of vegetables so long as your plants get plenty of moisture and sunlight. Plant care and maintain 7.
Choose planting containers 6. Even if you dont have either of these amenities you can grow a small-space garden indoors if you have a spot that gets a decent amount of sun. Full sun is considered to be at least six hours of sunlight a day but for many vegetables this is the low end of the spectrum.