Top 10 balcony herbs - tasty and decorative at the same time
Urban gardening simply moves the kitchen garden onto the balcony. because vegetables only gets the right flavor through herbs, the following types and varieties round off the cultivation plan:
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| Top 10 balcony herbs | botanical name | Height | blossom | Heyday | special feature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curly parsley | Petroselinum crispum var. crispum | 15 to 20 cm | greenish-white | June to July | pretty ruffled leaves |
| Genovese basil | Ocimum x basilicum | 20 to 30 cm | White | August to October | not hardy |
| Cascade Thyme | Thymus longicaulis ssp. odoratus | 10 to 15 cm | pink | June to July | balsamic-spicy aroma |
| Chopped garlic | Allium tuberosum | 10 to 50 cm | white umbels | August and September | gives garlic seasoning without side effects |
| Pizza oregano | Origanum vulgare subsp. shepherdess | 30 to 50 cm | White | July to September | hardy and evergreen |
| Rosemary 'Weihenstephan' | Rosmarinus officinalis | 50 to 100 cm | Light Blue | April to June | conditionally hardy, nice in the bucket |
| Spice sage | Salvia officinalis | 40 to 60 cm | violet blue | July and August | Bees and butterflies pasture |
| Dwarf hyssop | Hyssopus officinalis ssp. aristatus | 20 to 30 cm | deep blue | July and August | ideal for the south balcony |
| French tarragon | Artemisia dracunculus var. sativus | 40 to 70 cm | yellow | June and July | Mediterranean gourmet herb |
| Lemon savory | Satureja montana var. citriodora | 20 to 30 cm | white-pink | August and September | refreshing herbal pleasure |
The majority of herbal plants for the balcony are sun worshipers. In the fully sunny, warm location, the aroma artists achieve their optimum and give off a seductive scent. The frugal plants prefer to stretch their roots in lean herb soil. Conventional, mineral pre-fertilized Potting soil is not recommended for the cultivation of balcony herbs.
Tips
A quaint one Flower box(€ 149.00 at Amazon *) for your herbs you can easily make things yourself Euro pallets. Suitable wooden pallets are available used or new for little money from transport companies or retailers. The resulting plant compartments are exactly the right size to offer parsley and colleagues the ideal framework.