Garden recipe: balcony vegetable garden

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" The author of the following text is a reader of the magazine Przepis na Ogród - Urszula Miturzyńska from Koszalin. "

"With a little desire, you can also live in a block of flats among greenery and the scent of flowers" - Urszula Miturzyńska, Koszalin

Both my husband and I come from the countryside and every year we had our ownvegetables from the plotWe currently rentan apartment in the cityand I miss it a lot my garden. However, I decided not to be sad, but to create asubstitute villagein the city, more precisely in a block on a small balcony (150 x 90 cm)!

I asked my dad to build me aflat woodenbox60x43x15 cm per mini row vegetable.I lined the container withblack with foilandfilled with earthgardeningAt the end of April I sowed radishes,lettuceanddilland planted a fewonions for chivesOn the other hand,peasfragrant peas were to climb on the balustrade.

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Early in the summeralready picking good chives forsandwichesandcottage cheese , as well asradish . When it was over, I sowed another batch. Soon there was also lettuce and aromatic dill.

Outsidemini-row veggieI also had flowers in boxes on the balcony: tuberous begonias,maciejkaandverbenaandgeraniumsLobeliadangling grew in a pot. However, in my apartment I sowed lavender, which I put outside in a container in September.

I am proud of mymini garden , especially when the neighbors are looking at our balcony with curiosity. I believe that with a little will and enthusiasm you can create a beautifulfloral cornerand enjoy the tasteby handgrownvegetables. You just want to do it.

Hanging Gardens

Regardless of whether we only have a box withgeraniumsbehind our window, or we own a largecovered balcony , you should follow some rules for placing heavy objects over the heads of your neighbors and passers-by.

Remember that the boxes are seated in solid handles. Also, do not place unsecured pots on window sills or balustrades, because gusty winds can easily knock them down.In addition, it is worth developing a method of watering the plants in such a way that the water does not flood, e.g.window sills belowIf we plan to put pots with large ones on the balconyflowersorshrubs , you need to know its technical condition.

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