What is the vegetable growing on the balcony? How to plant it

Growing vegetables on the balcony pays attention to a healthy life. However, generally, vegetables on the balcony do not use pesticides and fertilizers, but use materials commonly used in our daily life, such as rice washing water, peels and kitchen scraps, to make organic fertilizers needed for vegetables, so that we can eat a healthy and pollution-free food.

Chaoyang Terrace is an ideal balcony for growing vegetables with full sunshine and good ventilation. Almost all vegetables grow best in full sunshine, so ordinary vegetables can be planted on the balcony facing south all year round, such as cucumber, bitter gourd, tomato, kidney bean, day lily, apricot, mustard, zucchini, green pepper, lettuce and leek. In addition, aquatic vegetables such as lotus root, water chestnut and water chestnut are also suitable for planting on the balcony facing south. In winter, most places facing Nanyang Terrace can be exposed to direct sunlight, and simple thermal insulation equipment can also create a good environment for vegetable production in winter.

The balconies facing east and west are semi-sunny, which is suitable for planting vegetables that like light and shade, such as onion, oilseed rape, leek, loofah, coriander and radish. However, when the balcony facing west is exposed to the sun in summer, the temperature is higher, which causes some vegetables to burn in the sun, and the leaves will fall lightly, and the serious ones will die. Therefore, it is best to plant vines and heat-resistant vegetables in the corner of the balcony. In summer, we should also try to defend against the strong light and radiation reflected from the back floors.

The balcony facing north has almost no sunshine all day, so the choice of vegetables is the smallest. Shade-tolerant vegetables should be selected, such as lettuce, leek, asparagus, Toona sinensis, dandelion water spinach, auricularia auricula and so on. In summer, we should also try to defend against the strong light and radiation reflected from the back floors.