Winter preparations on the balcony — how to protect your plants from frost damage
Not all plants need the same conditions in winter. Native wild plants are adapted to the local weather conditions and can remain on the balcony.
Basics
Radishes from the balcony and windowsill
Growing radishes is considered child’s play and a sure-fire success. However, many people have problems with growing them in practice. Here are my tips for growing radishes on balconies and windowsills.
5 ways to add strength to old balcony box soil without buying new soil every year
In spring, you should give your plants a refreshment of the balcony box soil. Do I have to buy or mix new soil every year? No. There are various sustainable ways to spice up the soil.
Why should I buy organic seeds — where can I get good seeds?
Organic seed is the basis for organic cultivation on your own balcony. It is produced according to organic guidelines, seed-resistant and can be replanted, unlike hybrid varieties (F1). With a list of organic suppliers.
Unser Dachgarten Hortus Aquis
Andrea Jaschik stellt die Entwicklung ihres 15 m² großen Dachgartens von 2011 bis heute vor. Ihre Erfolge neben Glück, Gemüse und Tieren: 1. Platz beim Pflanzwettbewerb „Wir tun was für Bienen!“ 2021 in der Kategorie Balkone und Terrassen, 2022 „Prämierter Naturgarten in Gold“, von TGTA „Schmetterlingsfreundlicher Garten“ vom NABU und #beebetter-Award.
Vertical bed: enjoyment and yield through vertical gardening
Plant walls and transform them into green oases from which you can harvest. Vertical gardening is the trend. I’ll show you my functioning, high-yield vertical bed on the wall of my narrow snack balcony.
Sprouts and microgreens — year-round gardening on the windowsill
Grow sprouts and microgreens on your windowsill. Within 10 days you will have a large bowl of fresh organic greens full of vitamins, bitter and pungent substances, essential oils and chlorophyll. With current 10% DISCOUNT CODE!
Inexpensive vertical gardening — DIY inexpensive vertical bed
Vertikal Gärtnern ist in! Hier in diesem Blog kann ich schon 8 Varianten selbst gebauter Vertikalbeete zeigen, die sehr preiswert entstanden! Die Anregung erfolgte jeweils durch die Online Bio-Balkon Kongresse.
Aphid infestation? Ladybugs are useful — even on the balcony
Further proof that nature works on a small inner-city balcony. The other day I saw ladybugs, then a week later, as expected, the aphids and then today this pretty specimen of a ladybug larva.
