Hobby gardeners have discovered the balcony as a growing area for vegetables. Sun-kissed, sheltered from the wind and rain, tomatoes, carrots and all the vitamin-rich vegetables thrive here. Competent breeders have developed special balcony vegetables that you can grow in the flower box. We have put together the best varieties for you to get started with here.

Lettuce also thrives in balcony boxes

Sweet vegetables for the balcony - recommended types and varieties

Crisp fresh vegetables from your own cultivation are not dependent on a large garden. The following types of vegetables make a vital rendezvous in the flower box (€16.99) because they don't take up much space:

  • Radishes, the classic balcony vegetable with flexible planting and harvesting times from April to September
  • Carrots from the Paris variety line, such as the finger carrot 'Adelaide' or the spherical 'Pariser Markt 5'
  • Spinach for the summer harvest, such as 'Columbia' and the F1 hybrid 'Lazo'
  • Lettuce with compact varieties such as 'Picarde' or 'Lollo Rossa' with decoratively ruffled leaf edges

Little is known that kohlrabi is also recommended for cultivation in the flower box. Mainly small varieties such as 'Lanro' or 'Noriko' are satisfied with the limited space available.

Fruit vegetables for the balcony box with trellis

Tomatoes, pumpkins and other fruit vegetables are very popular with large and small hobby gardeners. In order for the delicious fruits to thrive, they need a climbing aid. A flower box with an integrated trellis offers the tendrils enough space to grow in length. Alternatively, place the plant box on the balcony railing and use it as a climbing aid. The following varieties are specially bred for these cultivation variants:

  • Balkonie Red, the sweet cherry tomato that also thrives in the flower basket
  • Mini pumpkin 'Windsor' brings delicious, small pumpkin fruits in autumn
  • Mini cucumber 'Printo' provides crunchy snack cucumbers for healthy snacking in between

A sunny, warm spot on the south-facing balcony is the linchpin for high-yield cultivation. Please use organic vegetable soil as a substrate, since commercial potting soil contains artificial fertiliser.

tips

Please only choose balcony boxes (€109.00) with several bottom openings for water drainage. This premise applies regardless of whether you plant your window box with vegetables, flowers or grass. If rain and irrigation water cannot run off unhindered, waterlogging is inevitable. If necessary, simply drill the holes in the ground yourself.

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Indoor plants