This is how you create a green, delicious paradise

Good planning is half the battle - you should pay attention to this

In order to make optimal use of the limited space, detailed planning sets the course. Sketch the balcony true to scale on a piece of paper. Measure and note down free wall areas as well as the railing as potential cultivation areas. Under the catchphrase 'vertical gardening', the specialist trade offers the right planter for every need, from plant sacks to raised beds in the form of shelves.

Small in growth - large in yield - recommended useful plants for the balcony

So that your premiere as a balcony gardener is a complete success, we recommend robust, small-growing vegetable and herb plants to start with. The following species and varieties will bring a rich harvest to your garden on the balcony:

• Fruit: strawberries in the balcony box and columnar fruit in the tub, such as plums, cherries and apples
• Varieties of tomatoes: Red Marble, Tiny Tim, Red Robin or Humboldtii
• Salad: American lettuce or lamb's lettuce
• Vegetables: Swiss chard, potatoes, French beans, cucumber, peas, mini pumpkin
• Herbs: parsley, rosemary, oregano, basil, sage

Most vegetable and fruit plants transform the garden on the balcony into a colorful sea of ​​flowers during flowering. Provide additional flower joy Tagetes or marigolds, which at the same time repel pathogens and pests from their neighbors.

How to properly plant in the garden on the balcony

Please use peat-free as substrate Organic vegetable soil from the specialist trade. To prevent waterlogging in the planter, fill the substrate using a drainage system made of potsherds, pebbles or Expanded clay(€ 16.36 at Amazon *) a. Ideally, place an air and water-permeable piece of fleece between the vegetable soil and the drainage so that the water-bearing layer does not clog.