Terrace and balcony in the summer are transformed: they become garden, living room, study. Why not make them also a vegetable garden? It is a great satisfaction to be able to harvest seasonal vegetables: tomatoes, aubergines, lettuce and aromatic herbs to take directly to the kitchen and eat immediately.
Here we give you some tips on how to build your garden on the balcony in a few simple steps, even organizing small spaces, and have your vegetables and vegetables home delivery every day.
How to arrange the balcony
To have a beautifulvegetable garden lush and productive, make sure your balcony or terrace has a beautiful sunny exposure. Even if not in full sun, make sure that the garden is exposed to sunlight for at least half a day. As for the pots, prefer the ones in plastic, because unlike those in ceramic or wood, they retain moisture.
You can then choose whether to start with seeds or buy the seedlings already small: if time is running out and you want to grow some vegetables for which you are already late with sowing, opt for seedlings. The satisfaction will not diminish and neither will the genuineness of your crop.
Read also: How to make a vegetable garden in the garden
Garden on the balcony: a question of space
If you have little space on the balcony, then you can also organize yourself with a roof garden. However, consider that not all plants can be grown in this way due to the size they reach: aromatic plants are perfect for this type of cultivation.
The right alternative to grow even plants that are not too large in a small space is to have one ladder shelf. If you are good at DIY you can also build it at home; you should anchor it to the wall or railing to prevent some summer storm from overturning your garden.
The tomato: how to grow it in the summer
The tomato it is the prince of summer food: for the sauce, to make the caprese salad or even a sorbet, it is a dream to go out on the balcony and have the caponata ready in 10 minutes. Its cultivation is not complicated at all: once it is done sowing in boxes of 60 cm, water abundantly and arrange the pot for a few days in a shady place, before putting it back in the sun.
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The tomato needs a legal guardian for the growth of abundant water and to be pruned in order to eliminate the branches that do not bear fruit. If you prefer a tomato that is drier when cut and more suitable for some preparations, decrease the amount of water when watering.
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The same method of cultivation on the balcony, you can also use it for the eggplantto. This vegetable also needs to be seen that the fruits, once sprouted, tend to weigh down the stem of the plant a lot.
Legumes on the terrace: climbing effect
The terrace or balcony can also be perfect for creating a small vegetable garden legumes. These plants are creepers, then:
- Place them near a wall with a trellis support or near the railing.
- Here they will form a green wall by weaving around the metal, but without damaging it.
- Inside your vase, prefer the long and rectangular ones to the round ones, make holes 10 cm deep, 15 cm apart from each other and zig zag.
- In each hole insert your legume.
- Cover with potting soil.
- Water generously when the temperature isn’t too hot.
- After about 60 days you will be able to harvest your legumes. If you want, after the first harvest you can do one resow and have your legumes until October.
Aromatic plants: always ideal
The aromatic plants I’m the must have of all summer balconies. The beauty of these plants is that they are simple to grow, are resistant to temperatures and water shortages, and many, such as sage and rosemary, are perennial shrubs. These two shrubs, typical of the Mediterranean scrub, must be grown in dry soil and in pots not too large than the bush.
Me too’Origan and the thyme they require moderate watering, but you must leave them in full sun. There mint instead, it needs some extra care and even constant watering, but don’t overdo it. You will see it reproduce quickly, because the branches closest to the ground root and give life to new plants.
Among all the aromatic herbs, in a vegetable garden on the balcony, the basil. An essential ingredient on our tables, it is mandatory to grow it on the balcony, also because it is resistant and grows quickly. Taking a pot with a diameter of 30 cm, plant the 3 or 4 seedlings at the same distance. THE
n a few weeks you will have a beautiful and fragrant green bush. With some consistency in cutting off flowering and watering, your basil will last healthy and robust until fall.
An important tip
The beauty of the garden on the balcony is the harvest and eaten. However, since you will probably use the products from your garden immediately, we recommend that you use natural fertilizers.
It will be enough to macerate in the water with which you water some fruit or vegetable peels to have a 100% natural fertilizer.
Balcony vegetables: image gallery
Terrace and balcony in the summer are transformed: they become garden, living room, study. Why not make them also a vegetable garden? It is a great satisfaction to be able to harvest seasonal vegetables: tomatoes, aubergines, lettuce and aromatic herbs to take directly to the kitchen and eat immediately.
Here we give you some tips on how to build your garden on the balcony in a few simple steps, even organizing small spaces, and have your vegetables and vegetables home delivery every day.
How to arrange the balcony
To have a beautifulvegetable garden lush and productive, make sure your balcony or terrace has a beautiful sunny exposure. Even if not in full sun, make sure that the garden is exposed to sunlight for at least half a day. As for the pots, prefer the ones in plastic, because unlike those in ceramic or wood, they retain moisture.
You can then choose whether to start with seeds or buy the seedlings already small: if time is running out and you want to grow some vegetables for which you are already late with sowing, opt for seedlings. The satisfaction will not diminish and neither will the genuineness of your crop.
Read also: How to make a vegetable garden in the garden
Garden on the balcony: a question of space
If you have little space on the balcony, then you can also organize yourself with a roof garden. However, consider that not all plants can be grown in this way due to the size they reach: aromatic plants are perfect for this type of cultivation.
The right alternative to grow even plants that are not too large in a small space is to have one ladder shelf. If you are good at DIY you can also build it at home; you should anchor it to the wall or railing to prevent some summer storm from overturning your garden.
The tomato: how to grow it in the summer
The tomato it is the prince of summer food: for the sauce, to make the caprese salad or even a sorbet, it is a dream to go out on the balcony and have the caponata ready in 10 minutes. Its cultivation is not complicated at all: once it is done sowing in boxes of 60 cm, water abundantly and arrange the pot for a few days in a shady place, before putting it back in the sun.
You may be interested in: How to beautify the balcony: 30 super ideas
The tomato needs a legal guardian for the growth of abundant water and to be pruned in order to eliminate the branches that do not bear fruit. If you prefer a tomato that is drier when cut and more suitable for some preparations, decrease the amount of water when watering.
Do you want design advice on how to furnish? Join the group
The same method of cultivation on the balcony, you can also use it for the eggplantto. This vegetable also needs to be seen that the fruits, once sprouted, tend to weigh down the stem of the plant a lot.
Legumes on the terrace: climbing effect
The terrace or balcony can also be perfect for creating a small vegetable garden legumes. These plants are creepers, then:
- Place them near a wall with a trellis support or near the railing.
- Here they will form a green wall by weaving around the metal, but without damaging it.
- Inside your vase, prefer the long and rectangular ones to the round ones, make holes 10 cm deep, 15 cm apart from each other and zig zag.
- In each hole insert your legume.
- Cover with potting soil.
- Water generously when the temperature isn’t too hot.
- After about 60 days you will be able to harvest your legumes. If you want, after the first harvest you can do one resow and have your legumes until October.
Aromatic plants: always ideal
The aromatic plants I’m the must have of all summer balconies. The beauty of these plants is that they are simple to grow, are resistant to temperatures and water shortages, and many, such as sage and rosemary, are perennial shrubs. These two shrubs, typical of the Mediterranean scrub, must be grown in dry soil and in pots not too large than the bush.
Me too’Origan and the thyme they require moderate watering, but you must leave them in full sun. There mint instead, it needs some extra care and even constant watering, but don’t overdo it. You will see it reproduce quickly, because the branches closest to the ground root and give life to new plants.
Among all the aromatic herbs, in a vegetable garden on the balcony, the basil. An essential ingredient on our tables, it is mandatory to grow it on the balcony, also because it is resistant and grows quickly. Taking a pot with a diameter of 30 cm, plant the 3 or 4 seedlings at the same distance. THE
n a few weeks you will have a beautiful and fragrant green bush. With some consistency in cutting off flowering and watering, your basil will last healthy and robust until fall.
An important tip
The beauty of the garden on the balcony is the harvest and eaten. However, since you will probably use the products from your garden immediately, we recommend that you use natural fertilizers.
It will be enough to macerate in the water with which you water some fruit or vegetable peels to have a 100% natural fertilizer.
