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How to Start a Balcony Kitchen Garden | Complete Guide

How to Start a Balcony Kitchen Garden | Complete Guide

Last Modified December 27, 2016 By Staff Writer

In today’s world where there is a limitation on space especially for those that live in the city, creative new ways are being explored to keeping healthy with the growing of organic food. Instead of leaving your balcony empty, you can turn it into a kitchen garden with herbs and organic vegetables or fruits. To learn more on how to create a balcony kitchen garden, read more here.

Key Takeaways:

  • You’ll need to dedicate some time from your busy urban life to look after the plants you’ve chosen to grow. Since you’re not growing a real garden– 15 minutes a day would be enough for the most basic tasks like watering, pinching, pruning, and deadheading the fading flowers.
  • Minimal effort and the maximum result– for this you’ll need to be consistent! The right amount of watering, avoiding both the overwatering and underwatering, fertilizing plants on time, pruning, transplanting must be done as per scheduled.
  • Planning is the most crucial part here. You have limited space and that’s the real challenge– How to utilize every inch of space and improve the productivity of crops. Also, choosing the right kind of plants and varieties according to your climate is required.

“Instead of having a dull and deserted balcony where you usually keep your trash or old, unused items; chairs with faded color, brooms or vacuum cleaner you can use it to create a tiny balcony KITCHEN garden.”

http://balconygardenweb.com/how-to-start-a-balcony-kitchen-garden/

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