Effective Balcony Gardening
Balconies are very ideal for growing herbs. Despite its crump and limited space, balconies allow an abundance of sunlight, essential for herbs to thrive. Growing herbs in your own balcony may be a bit tricky but all you need are the essentials and you will soon reap a bountiful harvest.
You would first need to consider the amount of space you can utilize for your herb garden because this will also give you a heads up of the kind of herbs to grow. Some herbs can be grown in small pots while others grow too bushy you would need to have a wider space otherwise you will end up replanting them elsewhere sooner.
Make sure you buy your herbs from garden centers and not from supermarkets because herbs sold in supermarkets are usually no longer fit for gardening. This is because most supermarkets place them under fluorescent lights to keep them looking good when as a matter of fact; they have been sitting there for ages.
Next thing you need to do is buy a pot. Make sure to favor clay pots rather than the plastic ones because the former allows circulation and moisture to seep in effectively than the latter. Take note to purchase a potting mix that could cover the size of pot you will use.
It would be ideal to plant the herbs individually if your space permits it because herbs usually grow fast and take over one another. Rosemary is better off alone than combined with mint on the same pot.
As trees, pruning also makes herbs grow faster so don’t hesitate to pick some leaves for your cooking. It is actually ideal to plant common herbs on smaller and portable containers which you can easily bring to the kitchen whenever you recipe calls for it.
Never forget to water your herbs as they need a lot of moisture to flourish especially in hot weathers. Water them at least one a day but never too much as they may drown and die.
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