The illumination varies greatly depending on the balcony orientation. North-facing balconies do not get sunlight in summer, while south-facing balconies only get half a day of sunlight. This is the time to consider what vegetables to plant.
First select vegetables according to the balcony orientation. 1. The balcony facing Nanyang has sufficient sunshine and good ventilation, making it the most ideal balcony for growing vegetables. Suitable for growing cucumbers, bitter gourds, tomatoes, kidney beans, day lilies, apricots, mustard greens, zucchini, green peppers, lettuce, etc.
Second, north-facing balcony
In the case of insufficient light, we must choose shade-tolerant vegetables, such as lettuce, leeks, asparagus, toon, dandelion, water spinach and mugwort. An east-facing balcony adds more shape and texture to your winter garden. Evergreen boxwood hedges are easily grown into a variety of shapes and can be used to decorate the outlines of paths and gardens.
For half a day of sunshine, you can choose plants that like light and dark, such as onions, rapeseed, rapeseed, leeks, loofah, coriander, radish, etc. 2. The layout of the small vegetable garden on the balcony 1. How to use the space to transform the balcony into a small vegetable garden, how can it be neat and beautiful? This requires us to make full use of the balcony space. If the balcony planting area is not large, you can choose to plant vine crops.
1 Use space
Green radish is planted in a Coke bottle, and parsley is planted in a frying pan. The rows are neat and beautiful. Bricks are placed in the circle, then aluminum-plastic panels are placed on the bricks, then a tarpaulin is placed, and then soil is placed. Vegetables such as wolfberry and chayote can be grown. There are two cement circles on the terrace, which are easy to take care of.
2. Which plants are suitable for balcony planting? 1. Fast-growing vegetables with a short cycle, such as rapeseed, green garlic, bean sprouts, mustard greens, Qingjiang, and lettuce.
3. Vegetables with long harvest cycles include tomatoes, peppers, leeks, coriander, parsley, onions, etc.
4. Space-saving vegetables
Carrots, radishes, lettuce, onions, ginger, parsley.
5. Grow vegetables that are easy to grow
Bitter melon, carrots, ginger, onions, lettuce and Chinese cabbage.
6. Vegetables that are not prone to insects, such as onions, leeks, sweet potato leaves, ginseng grass, aloe vera, and carob beans.
Growing vegetables is to add interest to the family and allow more people to enjoy the wonderful time in the countryside. Let us make a small series to introduce the precautions for growing vegetables on the balcony. First, choose vegetables according to the orientation of the balcony. Depending on the orientation of the balcony, the illumination varies greatly. North-facing balconies do not get sunlight in summer, while south-facing balconies only get half a day of sunlight. This is the time to consider what vegetables to plant.
The south balcony is an ideal balcony for growing vegetables, with ample sunlight and good ventilation. Suitable for growing cucumbers, bitter gourds, tomatoes, kidney beans, day lilies, apricots, mustard greens, zucchini, green peppers, lettuce, etc. In the case of insufficient light, we must choose shade-tolerant vegetables, such as lettuce, leeks, asparagus, toon, dandelion water spinach and mugwort. An east-facing balcony adds more shape and texture to your winter garden. Evergreen boxwood hedges are easily grown into a variety of shapes and can be used to decorate the outlines of paths and gardens.
On the contrary, the larger the balcony area, the more choices there are. Canister, wall-mounted, ladder-type and vertical containers can be used, and the owner can freely match them according to their own needs. Use space such as the balcony below to place simple shelves and supplement them with flower pots. The upper and lower parts of the wrought iron shelves provide enough space for vegetables, which is also very convenient for picking and taking care of. Green radishes are planted in Coke bottles, parsley is planted in frying pans. The rows are neat and beautiful. Bricks are placed in the circle, then aluminum-plastic panels are placed on the bricks, then a tarpaulin is placed, and then soil is placed. Vegetables such as wolfberry and chayote can be grown. There are two cement circles on the terrace, which are easy to take care of.