Introduction of balcony vegetable seed planting method! Which varieties are suitable?

Vegetables are the dishes we eat every day. Some families find it troublesome and expensive to buy vegetables in the market every day, so they want to buy their own seeds and plant them on their own balcony. So, how to grow vegetable seeds? The following is to introduce the balcony vegetable seed planting method.

First, balcony vegetable seed planting method!

1. Seed selection: select the right variety.

If you want to grow vegetables on the balcony, you should choose a suitable variety. Generally speaking, the balcony area of people living in the city is not very large, and some vegetables are not suitable for growing on the balcony. Therefore, it is necessary to choose a suitable variety, otherwise it cannot be planted. It is a waste of time, energy and seeds.

2. Containers: foam boxes can be used.

Grow vegetables on the balcony, you have to prepare the cultivation container, generally use foam boxes, length and width can be determined according to your own wishes, but the depth is required, the normal should be about 15 centimeters, otherwise, the roots of vegetables will not stretch. If it is hydroponic, there is no need to drill holes at the bottom, if not, drill holes at the bottom, or drill holes in the box to maintain good drainage.

3. Soil: loose and fertile soil.

It is better to grow vegetables on the balcony and prepare loose and fertile soil. You can buy it on the Internet, or you can go to the suburbs to get the soil, bring bags and small shovels, meet the right place, and get some soil back; if there are vegetable fields planted by farmers nearby, you can discuss with them to get some soil back; if there is a construction site around, do not make such soil, there may be substances that affect your health.

4. Sowing: both sowing and burrow sowing are acceptable.

First of all, pour the soil into the foam box, rake fine, pour through the water, and then sow the seeds on the soil surface and cover the seeds slightly; you can also use the hole sowing method, the hole distance is about 3-5 cm, each hole has 2-3 seeds, then cover the seeds slightly with soil, pour some water, and wait for the seeds to germinate; some seeds can germinate first, and then choose to sow or hole sow.

5. Lighting: choose the appropriate orientation.

To grow vegetables on the balcony, you should choose the appropriate balcony orientation according to the habits of the seeds. If the vegetables are full-day crops, you can choose the south-facing balcony; if the vegetables are half-day crops, you can choose the balcony facing east or west; if the vegetables are shade-tolerant crops, you can choose the north balcony; if the balcony temperature is not too high, you can choose cold-resistant and semi-cold-tolerant vegetables.

6. Fat and water: decide according to your habits.

Different vegetables have different requirements for fertilizer and water, so the amount and time of fertilization and watering can be determined according to their habits. generally speaking, watering is to wait for the soil to dry and water again, and once in the morning and evening when the temperature is high, it is best not to accumulate water; fertilization should be based on rotten organic fertilizer, which can be added to the soil with eggshells, which can be conducive to the absorption and healthy growth of vegetables.

What kinds of vegetables are suitable for growing on the balcony?

As mentioned above, it is necessary to choose the right variety to grow vegetables on the balcony, so which varieties of vegetables are suitable for growing on the balcony?

1. You can grow fast-growing vegetables, such as lettuce, rape, Laobai, spinach, baby vegetables and so on. The growth cycle of such vegetables is short, from sowing to harvest only a few weeks, some varieties do not need too much sunlight, as long as the temperature is right, can be planted throughout the year, the planting method is also simple, there is enough water and occasionally give a little organic fertilizer, can thrive.

2. You can grow vegetables with long harvest time, such as tomatoes, chili peppers, leeks, eggplant, coriander, coriander, onions and so on. The yield of such vegetables is very high, and it can be harvested several times continuously at a time. The bad thing is that the roots of some varieties are relatively large and deep, they need a large and deep container to grow, and they also need more sunlight to grow.

Do not plant vine vegetables, such as cucumbers, towel gourd, balsam pear, long beans, zucchini, pumpkins and so on. They will crawl everywhere, the last one is out of control, we are very troublesome to clean up, and there are too many vines, the air is not ventilated; if the balcony is big enough, it can also be planted, if the balcony is not so big, but still want to grow, you can build a shelf for it and trim it often.

The above is the balcony vegetable seed planting methods and suitable for balcony vegetable varieties introduction, I hope it will be useful to everyone!