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2022-06-26T07:37:20.173Z


Vegetables on the balcony: Radishes, peppers and tomatoes grow particularly well Created: 06/26/2022, 09:00 By: Anna Katharina Kusters Beginners can quickly plant and harvest delicious vegetables on their balcony. Tomatoes, cucumbers and radishes only need the right framework. Peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers are good vegetables on the balcony. You are spoiled for choice when it comes to plant


Vegetables on the balcony: Radishes, peppers and tomatoes grow particularly well

Created: 06/26/2022, 09:00

By: Anna Katharina Kusters


Beginners can quickly plant and harvest delicious vegetables on their balcony.

Tomatoes, cucumbers and radishes only need the right framework.

  • Peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers are good vegetables on the balcony.

  • You are spoiled for choice when it comes to planting.

    Many types of vegetables are ideal for the balcony.

  • After the harvest, you can conjure up delicious dishes with your vegetables.

Bonn – Houses to the right and left and only a small balcony in the immediate vicinity: This is a view that many people in larger cities probably share.

But what does "just" a small balcony mean?

No matter how big: A balcony is ideal for vegetable plants and can quickly turn into a paradise for the eye, nose and palate.

The range of balcony plants can also be easily increased with herbs.

Vegetables on the balcony: Which vegetables belong on the balcony?

Radishes are great for growing on the balcony.

(Iconic image) © Francisco Guasco/Imago

Basically, if you have a balcony that is sunny and sheltered from the wind, you have a good hand when it comes to urban gardening.

Fruiting vegetables like peppers, tomatoes and eggplant like these conditions.

All sorts of lettuce are also very suitable for beginners as balcony plants.

According to the Federal Information Center for Agriculture, the following vegetables are allowed on the balcony:

  • cucumbers

  • garlic

  • paprika

  • arugula

  • Green beans

  • aubergine

  • carrots

  • radish

  • ornamental gourd

Of course, not everything has to be on the balcony, a basic stock of four types of vegetables is a good start, for example.

Every year there are also new combinations and the chance to try out new vegetables and herbs.

So-called balcony vegetables are best for this: They are a more compact variant of normal vegetables.

In addition, beginners should make sure that they only put vegetable families next to each other that get along.

Vegetables on the balcony: how and when should the vegetables be planted?

Vegetable plants do not have to come directly from the plant market in full size.

Ambitious gardeners grow the vegetables themselves and should ideally start doing so in March.

According to the Bavarian State Institute for Wine and Horticulture, radishes, carrots and rocket should be put in the bed first.

As plants, lettuce can already be planted in the raised bed, but still with protective fleece against the cold.

Swiss chard and bush beans can be sown from April to June, followed by tomatoes, courgettes and peppers in mid-May.

Radishes, spinach and radishes can then be sown again from June to August – lettuce, endive, kale and Chinese cabbage are then planted.

The raised bed in all sizes is very practical on the balcony.

The vegetable plants do not only have to grow in them, but also like pots, tubs and flower boxes.

It is important for the latter that the balcony plants have enough space for their roots and are regularly watered with fertilized water.

Herbs are more frugal, but they also need care.

Cucumbers and tomatoes should get a pot with at least 35 centimeters in diameter.

Vegetables on the balcony: A vegetable patch in the air

A small balcony that doesn't offer enough space for tubs and boxes still has walls on which vegetables can grow - in so-called vertical gardening.

Whether buckets attached to old ladders, plants in self-sewn bags or climbing aids for vegetables - creativity is required here.

So-called balcony tomatoes, for example, are a good choice for this.

The quality of the soil in the tubs, boxes and other bags and pots is also crucial for the growth of the balcony plants.

Since the vegetable plants have no way of accessing more soil than what is in their pots, it must be nutrient-rich and peat-free.

Clay substrates can store water and nutrients better and protect the vegetables and herbs from drying out.

It is also important to prevent waterlogging in the boxes and pots.

For example, the boxes must have several drainage holes and the pots must have a hole over which, for example, a clay disc can be placed.

If excess water cannot drain away, it will attack the roots of vegetables and herbs over time, making them more susceptible to pests.

Vegetables on the balcony: what happens after the harvest season?

If you plan the planting on your balcony well in advance, you can harvest vegetables all summer long.

Tomatoes are usually ripe between July and September, peppers can be harvested from June to October, arugula should be harvested between May and September and radishes from April to July.

Gardeners have to harvest vegetable plants that don't mind the winter and that are well suited as balcony plants, such as Brussels sprouts, savoy cabbage or lamb's lettuce between November and March.

The times fluctuate when which vegetable needs to be taken out of the bucket or box, a harvest calendar helps to get the right time.

Source: merkur

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