You have no part of the garden or not enough space in it for an additional vegetable patch? You can also grow delicious vegetables on the terrace and in this way bring the special aroma of sun-kissed tomatoes, crispy fresh radishes and incomparably aromatic salads directly into the kitchen.

Tomatoes also thrive in pots

The vegetable garden in the pot

Flowering plants are classics on the terrace. Vegetables can also be grown just as well in bowls, tubs and pots. The only requirement for this is that the size and depth of the planter is tailored to the needs of the vegetable plants:

  • Flat bowls are sufficient for cress. Fill them with soil and scatter the seeds.
  • Carrots, radishes and garlic need deep containers in which the tasty tubers can develop well.
  • Tomatoes prefer dark pots with sufficient volume. Like runner beans and cucumbers, they should be supported by a trellis.

Raised beds - perfect for the patio

You can get pre-assembled raised beds especially for the patio from specialist garden retailers. With a little manual skill, you can of course also make such a construction yourself and thus adapt it perfectly to the local conditions. Appealingly planted, such a raised bed is a visual highlight that can definitely steal the show from a pure floral decoration.

Vegetables in the flower box

Due to the very limited amount of substrate, flower boxes (€16.99) are not suitable for all types of vegetables. Hanging strawberries or melon pears, for example, look wonderful and can cope very well with these conditions.

An old sandbox as a vegetable patch

Have your children outgrown the sandbox on the terrace? Wonderful, because this can be converted into a vegetable patch:

  • Drill a few holes in the bottom to allow excess water to drain.
  • Place some potsherds over these.
  • Fill in a thin drainage layer of expanded clay (19.73€) or gravel.
  • This is followed by the substrate, preferably a mixture of topsoil and compost, possibly enriched with sand.

The converted sandbox is not only suitable for growing radishes, garlic or lettuce. Herbs also thrive here. These are not only eye-catchers, but also offer insects valuable food.

tips

Since the amount of nutrient-storing soil in bowls and pots is limited, the vegetable plants on the terrace need regular fertilizer applications. Commercial liquid fertilizer, which is added to the irrigation water weekly, has proven its worth.

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Vegetable garden