Practical|A balcony worth 20,000 yuan per sq m - if you don't grow some of this, you're really missing out
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Houses are so expensive, it's such a shame to leave a balcony that cost tens of thousands of yuan per sq m empty. Better to grow some vegetables you love to eat. Not only are homegrown vegetables fresh and reassuring to eat, but a lush green patch can also beautify your balcony. First, let's see what vegetables Huahua has grown.
Cherry radishes, crisp and tender
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Spring is a great time to grow cherry radishes on the balcony. They taste
crisp and tender
and are nutritious, looking just like cherries,bright red
. Plant them now,in 20-30 days you can harvest
a bunch of cherry radishes.1. Buy seeds
Huahua bought the seeds online, very cheap,
1 yuan with free shipping
.2. Scatter the seeds into the soil
Put a mix of garden soil and leaf mold into a flower pot. You can mix in some decomposed chicken manure. Use a wooden stick to draw 1 cm deep
narrow furrows
in the soil, scatter theseeds in
, then cover with soil, and finally water thoroughly once.3. Cover with plastic film
The suitable temperature for cherry radish seeds to germinate is
around 15°C
, and you can cover the pot surface with transparent plastic film to keep warm. During germination, keep the potting soil moist.
4. Germinate in 2-3 days
Cherry radishes germinate very quickly, usually
sprouting in 2-3 days
. After germination, you can place them ina sunny spot
to let the seedlings photosynthesize and speed up growth.5. Thin the seedlings after 7 days
After 7 days, the seedlings will grow 4-5 leaves. To give the cherry radishes enough growing space, you can pull out the extra seedlings and plant them in other pots. Keep the remaining ones
each
seedling 5 cm apart
。6. Plenty of water
During the seedling growth period, as long as
the soil is dry, water promptly
to prevent the cherry radishes from growing crooked or becoming hard in texture.7. Apply liquid fertilizer every 10 days
After the seedlings grow 2-3 leaves, apply decomposed cake fertilizer or fruit peel fertilizer liquid every 10 days. Be careful not to pour it on the leaves. The seedlings'
roots will soon swell up
and emerge from the soil surface - those are the little radishes.8. Harvest after 20-30 days
From planting to maturity, cherry radishes generally need only 20-30 days. You can
use a small shovel
to dig out the cherry radishes, andeat them after washing
with water - especially refreshing!Don't harvest too late
, because if the little radishes stay in the soil too long,they will crack
.Lettuce, full of vitamins
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Huahua loves eating lettuce. Every time she eats fresh lettuce she grew herself, she feels so happy. Growing lettuce is especially easy,
it grows big in 2 weeks
, and Huahua oftenshares the lettuce with neighbors
to eat!1. Scatter the seeds into the soil
Choose a flower pot with drainage holes at the bottom, then fill it with loose, fertile soil. Scatter the lettuce seeds into the soil, then sprinkle a thin layer of soil over them, and water thoroughly.
2. Germinate in 2 days
Lettuce seeds germinate super fast, sprouting in 2 days. Place them in a well-lit, well-ventilated spot and keep
the soil moist
。3. Thin the seedlings
When the seedlings grow new leaves, you can thin them out, keeping each seedling
10-20 cm apart
. Too dense will affect growth.4. Shade appropriately
If
at noonthe temperature is very high and the sun is very harsh
, you can give the lettucesome shade
, or move it to a semi-shaded place to prevent it from wilting. Lettuce is not particularly heat-tolerant.5. Pick the leaves after 2 weeks
When the lettuce leaves grow to 10 cm tall, you can
pick the outer leaves
to eat. You can make a cold salad or add them to noodles - both taste very fresh and delicious.Chives, you can't finish one harvest after another
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Huahua loves scrambled eggs with chives, and it seems she can never get enough in this lifetime. Especially spring chives - not only are they very fresh and delicious, but eating them can also
beautify and nourish the skin
. Cook somechive seafood soup
, and after drinking ityour complexion will look rosy
!1. Buy chive seeds
Garden friends can buy chive seeds online or at seed shops.
2. Sprout the seeds
First soak the chive seeds in 40°C warm water. After 12 hours, take them out, wrap them in wet toilet paper, put them in a sealed bag, and place them on a heat-dissipating router or TV set-top box to sprout. Usually
they sprout after 5 days
.3. Plant into the soil
Put decomposed chicken manure or cake fertilizer at the bottom of the flower pot, then pour in soil. Plant the sprouted chive seeds, but don't plant too deep - covering with 1 cm of soil is enough. Water thoroughly and place in
a sunny, ventilated
spot.4. Chives grow after 7-14 days
After about 7-14 days, chive seedlings will grow, tender and green.
5. Transplant into pots, with 10 chives as one clump
When the chives grow to 10 cm and have 8 leaves, you can pull them out with the soil, then
take every 10 chives as one clump
and plant them into the soil, andcut the leaves by 5 cm
。6. Chives grow vigorously, one harvest after another with no end
During the chive growth period, place them in a sunny, well-ventilated spot. Water promptly when the soil is dry. Every month, mix some
eggshell powder and bone meal
into the soil to make the chives grow dark green, plump and tender!Growing vegetables fills you with energy
and happiness!
If you have an empty balcony, hurry up and grow some vegetables!
Stop being lazy!
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