Truck farming – occupation interesting and fascinating. Unfortunately, not each city dweller has treasured six hundred parts allowing to enjoy at full capacity process of cultivation of vegetable cultures. In such cases it is possible to grow up kitchen garden on the balcony.
Choice of plants
Well sheet salads, mangold, celery, fennel, parsley, basil grow on windowsills. These cultures are unpretentious, do not require difficult care.
The beginning gardener without effort will be able to grow up spicy herbs – marjoram, mint or thyme. They have great tastes, have pleasant aroma and attractive coloring of leaves.
At due leaving it is possible to grow up tomatoes on the balcony. The most suitable option – different grades of cherry. For example, Yellow cherry, It is twisted, Red caviar.
Also room cucumbers, decorative pepper, ampelous wild strawberry grow in house conditions. Especially persistent gardeners grow up watermelons, pumpkins, medium-sized carrots on windowsills.
Tanks for landings
Greens well grow in wide containers and boxes. In the same container it is possible to plant seeds on seedling. Indispensable condition – availability of drainage holes at the bottom of container.
When choosing tanks for final change it is necessary to consider features of culture. For example, one bush of tomato for full-fledged growth demands 3-5 liters of the earth.
Suspended cachepots, vertical designs from hollow pipes and plastic bottles – ideal option for landing of wild strawberry, strawberry, climbers.
Soil
For creation of beds on windowsill or balcony it is possible to buy ready soil in specialized shop. Other option – drawing up mix independently. Universal soils include humus and the cespitose earth in proportions 2:1. Many cultures well grow in the following structure – the peat, humus, the cespitose earth, mullein mixed in the ratio 5:1:3:1.