Balcony Plant Care
Watering Balcony Plants: How to Tell When Pots Need Water
Learn how to check whether a pot needs water, how to water so the whole root ball gets wet, and how to read the signs of too much and too little.
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Step-by-step balcony gardening guides: checking sunlight, planning the space, planting a flower box, growing herbs and food, and watering pots.
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Balcony Vegetables
Growing Lettuce in Containers: Salad Greens for Small Spaces
Sow, thin, water and pick lettuce in a shallow planter: the types that suit pots, how to harvest so plants regrow, and what to do when summer heat makes it bolt.
Balcony Vegetables
Growing Tomatoes on a Balcony in Containers
A step-by-step guide to one tomato plant in one pot: which varieties suit containers, how large the pot should be, planting deep, support, steady watering and harvest.
Balcony Herbs
How to Harvest Herbs in Pots So They Keep Growing
Where to cut basil, mint, parsley, chives, rosemary and other potted herbs so the plant branches and keeps producing, plus what to do when basil has already flowered.
Balcony Herbs
Balcony Herb Garden: How to Start One in Pots
A beginner plan for herbs in pots: checking your light, choosing three to five herbs, grouping them by need, planting step by step and picking to keep them bushy.
Balcony Flowers
How to Plant a Balcony Flower Box Step by Step
A step-by-step planting guide for a long planter: checking drainage, filling with moist potting mix, spacing tall, mounding and trailing plants, and early aftercare.
Balcony Gardening Basics
Balcony Garden Planning: How to Map a Small Space
Draw a simple scaled plan of your balcony, mark the door, drain, sun and wind, then place seating and containers on paper before you buy a single pot.
Balcony Gardening Basics
Balcony Sunlight: How to Assess Light Before You Buy Plants
Find out whether your balcony is full sun, part shade or shade with a simple one-day check, and learn what direction, nearby buildings and the season do to the light.