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Welcome To Our Balcony Garden

June 18, 2013

Some of you might remember how I started my first vegetable garden back home in Hamburg. To grow our own food was such a fun and exciting experience. It not only made me appreciate the food more but also made me feel more connected with nature. It’s really fascinating to watch a little seed become a plant that grows flowers, which eventually become fruit or vegetables.

When we moved to Switzerland last winter, I knew that we would gonna move into an apartment, which got me a bit sad, because that would mean no garden. But it didn’t turn out to be so bad after all. We were lucky to find a place that has a big balcony with lots of room for planting. So a couple of weeks ago, I started my new mission: the balcony garden.

Herbs

Herbs

A lot of the herbs were already planted on the balcony when we moved there, which is great because they are grown quite big already. But I started to add all kind of vegetables, flowers and some fruit to the balcony. So far we have these plants: zucchini, broccoli, tomato, chili, red pepper, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, pumpkin, leek, salad, basil, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, thyme, sage, mint and parsley. I’m really excited to grow them and see if the balcony garden will be a success.

Ready to grow!

Ready to grow!

Chili, tomato, broccoli and red pepper

Chili, tomato, broccoli and red pepper

The strwaberries are almost ready to eat

The strwaberries are almost ready to eat

A bumble bee pollinating the blueberry plant

A bumble bee pollinating the blueberry plant

More herbs...

More herbs…

We also bought furniture for the balcony which we got as second-hand on an online auction. It was a cheaper AND (most importantly) a more eco friendly choice. Win-win!

Second hand balcony furniture

Second hand balcony furniture

I also try to encourage animals to visit our balcony, by growing flowers, putting up a bee house (which is being used a lot!) and a bird house / feeder. I still want to add a little bird bath and small spaces for insects. Any other ideas? I’m glad for any advice! : )

The bees are busy filling the bamboo tubes

The bees are busy filling the bamboo tubes

Happy for every bee that visits our balcony

Happy for every bee that visits our balcony

For the birds...

For the birds…

balcony girlande

 

I’d be happy to update you guys with our balcony garden. Keep fingers crossed that we can harvest some delicious food soon!

Happy gardening and many greetings to all of you!

MerkenMerken

MerkenMerken

  • Reply
    Zoe
    June 18, 2013 at 7:52 pm

    You don\’t know how jealous I am! My balcony is exactely big enough for a tiny little table and to chairs 😉 But I am still thankful for the rosemary, basil, tomatoes and strawberries growing on it! I love being outside and growing my own tomatoes 🙂
    xo Zoe

    • Reply
      Greenderella
      June 19, 2013 at 6:16 am

      I know – it\’s so much fun!! : ) I just had some strawberries for breakfast. They taste even better when they are \”home grown\” ; )

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