I want to make a garden in my balcony
By @mayka123
@mayka123 (16605)
India
November 13, 2012 7:04am CST
I want to start a small garden in my balcony. Just now there is only the money plant there. May go to the market this weekend and buy some plants and seeds. Have already bought a few pots and mud. Any suggestions on what to get to make the garden colourful.
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@dpk262006 (58677)
• Delhi, India
14 Nov 12
Hi mayka!
It is a good idea to develop a garden with some potted plants in your balcony. However, the prerequisites are - sun light,fresh air and of course regular watering. If you do not have either of these three elements or miss either of these then it will be difficult to maintain a garden.
Instead of planting seeds (which take lots of time to grow and bloom into full fledged plants) you could buy seasonal/regular plants from a nursery and could fix them in the big pots (in small pots, plants do not grow much and you do not get much flowers, if it is a flowering plant).
Make sure that your regularly water your plants and they get ample sun light. There are some plants which may require very less (direct) sun light, these plants are called indoor plants (mainly different species of money-plants) you could check from the Nursery and could plant them.
All the best.
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@dpk262006 (58677)
• Delhi, India
16 Nov 12
Did you buy some plants from Nursery?
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@mayka123 (16605)
• India
15 Nov 12
I do get a lot of sunlight in my balcony in the mornings. Fresh air too is there. Only have to ensure that I water the plants regularly. Will go to some nurseries during the weekend and pick up something. I dont want any plants inside the house.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
13 Nov 12
wow, That's a good idea. I too like maintaining garden. Balcony one sounds good as we can feel the cool breeze outside the window. you can plant some crotons with flowers and also plants with colorful leaves,that adds more attraction . If you like leafy vegetables then you can go for parsley and some spinach as they wont take much space.
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@mayka123 (16605)
• India
13 Nov 12
Can spinach be grown in pots. Never knew that. May be I could try. But any idea how does one start growing parsley and spinach? Need suggestions because I have not had my own garden for many years now. Have to find a nice shop too where I can get seeds.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
13 Nov 12
yes we can, we have a small terrace garden,where we grow some vegetables like brinjal, ridge gourd , parsley, fenugrek , spinach and some crotons and rose plants ,some amaranthus as well.
you can get the parsley with roots in the market same with spinach ,you can cut till the stem and plant them in the pots, or else you can get the coriander and spinach seeds ,but some what difficult.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
13 Nov 12
hi you are from India,
i am so sorry , i just checked your profile. okay i thought if i take the Indian names you may not understand , but now i can say the names.
you can get the coriander seeds in any shop here.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
15 Nov 12
It is lovely to make a garden for your own if you have enough space at your home. (recently I read somewhere plants can also understand the language we speak) . Now we can plant every thing in pot, you need to do spend some extra time. But it is always give great happiness once the plants started to grow. Here in this place plants will get infront of our house, sellers are plenty and roaming in cycle. But only things is we don’t know whether it will be good or not. So it will be better if you go to a nursery to collects small plants.
Please update with us once you make the garden.
Best of luck to your efforts.
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@mayka123 (16605)
• India
15 Nov 12
If plants understand the language we speak then I will have someone to talk to at home!!! I dont know whether I will succeed in looking after the plants but I think there is no harm in trying. Will try visiting a nursery this weekend if time permits.
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@marguicha (219883)
• Chile
16 Dec 12
There are nice plants that are easy to grow and are also colorful. If I were you, I would mix them with some nice herbs to uhave some fresh ones for your dishes. The kind of plants you need depend on where you live so I would suggest that you go to a plant nursery in your area and see for yourself.
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@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
15 Dec 12
hi,
i love to have a small garden at home but i don't have such a place that i can build a small garden,so i only choose to have plants indoors that will become healthy even the sun not shine to them,but when i could have a wide and big house i will sure build a small garden at home.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
13 Nov 12
Thanks a ton for sharing this discussion. Well i think that is really a very good thought and that speaks how much u love gardening. It is always great to have a garden in your balcony as u can water and take care of them by yourself. Now since u have got seeds and plants for your garden, u can get some artificial plants as well as use some stuffs to beautify your balcony. Also u can use some colorful lamps and bulbs in your balcony to decorate the garden.
What say?
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@mayka123 (16605)
• India
13 Nov 12
The idea of beautifying the garden with some artificial plants is good. Thanks a lot. I had not thought of it. Just read this discussion to my daughter and she is also very happy with the idea. I am sure the next time we go to the market she will pick up some artificial plants.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
13 Nov 12
Artificial flowers and lamps are good but we don't get the lively feeling with them like how we get from the natural plants. Preferably you can use them to enhance the beauty of our garden along with the natural plants.
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
13 Nov 12
Plant something that bear flowers, like roses and suntan.
Suntan is good because it's the kind of plant that is not very sensitive and can endure the hot sun or humid weather and bear flowers the whole year.
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
13 Nov 12
sorry for my speeling
it should be "santan"
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@Gretchen522 (715)
• China
13 Nov 12
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
14 Nov 12
if you want color, flowering plants or plants that have colorful leaves would be great. if you want something edible, then choose vegetables and fruits. my mother has basil, rosemary, aloe vera, oregano, lemongrass, spring onion, and capsicum. our house is on a corner lot so there's a lot of space.
@keltician (8)
• France
5 Jan 13
Have you considered colourful and edible? You might mix decorative pots/planters with a few dedicated to vegetables (if space allows). A suggestion might be planting out a balconiere (long narrow planter) with ordinary lettuce (green leaved) and also lollo rosso (maroon/red leaved lettuce). Beetroot might also be a possibility as it has colourful leaves (edible in salad) as well as juicy beets for boiling up and serving fresh or pickling.
One planter might be dedicated to onions and carrots - different types of foliage but a good paring as onions and carrots deter each other's pests!
On top of all that there's the saving on grocery bills!
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