2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
The hero of the Soviet cartoon, the cat Matroskin, understood that everything could come in handy in the household. What am I talking about specifically? About the creation of a garden and the constant desire of a real gardener to sow, grow, even without being able to purchase at least a small summer cottage or a piece of land. And perhaps the circumstances developed in such a way that the year was not fruitful or in a certain season it was not possible to come to grips with what he loved. In this case, a loggia, a balcony or a window sill will come to our aid and you will not have to yearn for the earth and its natural gifts. Growing greenery and fruit crops at home is a laborious but exciting occupation. The lack of your own land should not be an obstacle to the desire to grow cucumbers or peppers with your own hands
Benefits of growing plants on the balcony
Growing vegetables on the balcony is more profitable for some crops than outdoors. The balcony is a kind of greenhouse and this is only good for many thermophilic plants. There are no sudden changes in daily temperatures on the balcony, a peculiar microclimate has been created for the plant and it is protected from numerous diseases and insects - pests. In the boxes where the plant is grown, there are not a lot of weeds that absorb moisture and nutrients from the soil in the garden.
If you have a small balcony, it doesn't matter, a few tubs for fruit crops are enough, and occupy the windowsills with herbs and herbs. In addition, the creation of a mini - vegetable garden in the home plays a decorative role. Imagine a loggia where a bright green and such a healthy salad grows, scarlet appetizing indoor tomatoes just ask to be put in your mouth, and any gourmet will want to taste homemade pepper.
What crops and when to grow on the balcony
It is advisable for indoor and balcony farming to choose seeds of low-growing crops, that is, those that reach a height of no higher than 50 cm. Currently, gardening stores offer a variety of seeds and seedlings for every taste.
Is your balcony facing south? Then you can safely grow all the spices from the end of April. Sometimes ventilate the glassed-in balcony and cover them from direct sunlight to avoid burning the leaves.
At the end of spring, start laying a mini - vegetable garden on the western and eastern balconies, having previously grown home seedlings of fruit crops. The balcony on the north side will welcome its "green inhabitants" grown in June.
Greens
Most often, greenery can be observed on any balcony. It is with unpretentious specimens of greenery that housewives begin their gardening experience. Delicious herbs will not only delight you with a useful vitamin composition, but will be able to decorate your home and bring the feeling of summer. Popular among herbs and herbs are: dill, parsley, green onion, leaf celery, dwarf basil, sorrel, spinach, mint, lemon balm.
Fruit crops
The task becomes more complicated if your desire is to feast on homemade tomatoes and other fruit crops, but this is also in your hands. If the spirit of gardening is in your blood, then nothing is impossible. To book your balcony garden, choose unpretentious and undersized tomato varieties. For the full development of tall tomatoes, large containers and a lot of soil are needed, because they have a powerful root system.
Among the dwarf varieties of tomatoes, the following are distinguished: variety Pearl, copes well with heat, lack of moisture; grade Angelica - pleases with its early maturity; cherry - red cherry grade. Usually, in addition to tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, garlic, and onions are grown on glazed loggias. Good cucumbers grow from the seeds of varieties: Also suitable varieties: early Altai, Graceful, Nezhensky.
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