It takes only 40 days to grow vegetables on the balcony from cultivation to harvest.

More and more Taiwan friends send photos of their balconies to the director.

There are people who grow fruits, flowers, vegetables, and even bonsai and moss. Anyway, the balcony floor is there, and the radish and cabbage have their own preferences.

Once you enter the director's world of "planting on the balcony", each Taiwan friend will maximize the potential of his own balcony.

The new Taiwan friend "Meat pimple" asked weakly: chief, I want to grow vegetables on the balcony. I'm a novice. What can I grow?

The director answered without hesitation: the novice on the balcony grows vegetables. Let's start with cabbage.

As the saying goes, "hundred vegetables are not as good as cabbage". Cabbage is nutritious, has a short growth period, and is easy to grow, so it is very suitable for novice balcony growers.

Cultivation Essentials of Chinese Cabbage

Cultivation season: autumn

During the growth of Chinese cabbage, mild climatic conditions are required, and the temperature is particularly strict during the heading period. Therefore, most of the cultivation seasons of cabbage need to be arranged in the cool autumn season.

This arrangement makes use of the strong heat resistance or cold resistance of Chinese cabbage at the seedling stage, sowing in advance in the season with higher or lower temperature, and the heading period is arranged at the most suitable temperature for growth.

Container model: large

The growth of cabbage takes up a lot of space. If the soil and water can keep up, one Chinese cabbage will be enough for the whole family. So for growing cabbage containers, we have to use large ones.

Lighting requirements: depending on the growing period

Sufficient light is required in the seedling stage, and long-term light should be avoided in the growing period.

Cultivation methods and steps of Chinese Cabbage

1 trenching:

First of all, pour enough water to flatten the surface of the soil layer, open a small trench with a depth of about 1.5cm and a wide 1~1.5cm, and the distance between the trenches is about 15cm.

2 sowing seeds:

2-3 seeds were placed every 3~4cm.

(3) cultivate the soil:

The seeds of Chinese cabbage are small and the top soil is weak, so it is necessary to cover the soil thinly and loosely to ensure sufficient light and moisture before germination.

Chinese cabbage seeds generally break the soil and germinate in about 6 days, and when the young leaves are pulled into a cruciform shape, they can be divided into seedlings and seedlings.

4 seedlings:

Pull out the relatively weak seedlings by the roots and keep the distance between 10 cm and 15 cm. You can also choose the seedlings grown collectively in large containers and transplant them into flowerpots individually.

The director suggested that the eliminated seedlings can make soup or mix vegetables, which is sweet and tender.

5 watering:

In order to prevent seedling toppling, appropriate amount of soil is cultivated at the root after watering.

It should be noted that cabbage seedlings should be watered once a day to make the soil fully moist.

6 fertilization:

After the seedlings have grown for half a month, you can start applying fertilizer for the first time.

The fertilizer particles containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are sprinkled in the soil and fully mixed.

7 Pei Tu:

Properly cultivate soil to the roots of vegetable seedlings so that fertilizer can be fully absorbed.

The director suggested that cabbage at seedling stage is prone to lodging, which may be caused by insufficient light, so it is necessary to give sufficient sunbathing to cabbage seedlings; in addition, cabbage leaves at seedling stage are easy to attract insects and can be covered with anti-insect nets or gauze.

8 harvesting and dividing seedlings:

Cabbage can be harvested when it reaches 15~20cm, when it is the most fresh and tender.

The director suggested: if Taiwan friends want cabbage to continue to grow, it is best to plant each cabbage in a flowerpot separately.

9 Pei Tu:

Properly cultivate soil to the roots of vegetable seedlings so that fertilizer can be fully absorbed.

What about the cabbage worm?

Anyone who grows vegetables on the balcony knows that cabbage is prone to worms. But when we grow vegetables in the balcony pot, what we eat is green and environmentally friendly-- it is not easy to spray insecticides, so what should we do?

The director provides two ways for Taiwan friends to share their worries and solve their difficulties:

Method 1: you can plant some strong-flavored vegetables, such as celery and chrysanthemum, in the pot of growing pakchoi. These leafy vegetables can play a role in deworming. Taiwanese who have the conditions to adopt this way can review the previous article of the director [the best vegetable partner on the balcony].

Method 2: spraying self-made chili water can also play a role in preventing and killing insects.

I don't know if what the station director said was clear and detailed. For those Taiwanese who do not understand it, the director has written a hidden poem for you. It may not be well written, but it can help you find the director.

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