But in a city where land is scarce, few people can have their own courtyards.
However, nothing is difficult in the world. If you put your heart into it, those who are willing to spend time can also build their own small gardens on their balconies.
Today, I want to share with you a female netizen named Echo, who lives in the building of Shenzhen 90_ with her husband.
From the beginning of the epidemic, she chose to plant flowers and vegetables on her own small balcony, which provided her with a large supply of vegetables.
After sharing his balcony online, Echo didn't expect to get a lot of praise from netizens. At present, there are more than100000 fans.
The netizen commented on her balcony: "This is simply paradise.
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Let's go and see Echo's house first.
I can see that this family likes flowers and plants very much. Even indoors, there are many potted plants.
There are often flowers and pet parrots in vases on the table.
As can be seen from the overall layout of the room, the location of Echo's home is very good, and the balcony is full of light.
She said that her balcony can bask in the sun from morning till night, which also provides good environmental conditions for planting flowers and vegetables.
Let's take a look at the most wonderful garden in her house:
Because the entire apartment area is only 90_, the balcony area is also very small, only 5.9_.
But thanks to the hostess's reasonable planning and ingenious thinking, it suddenly became a small "flower orchard", where all the flowers, vegetables and fruits were enjoyed.
Near the window, Echo planted various fruit trees and vegetables, including small tomatoes, lemon trees, eggplant, grapefruit and green onions.
When fruits and vegetables are ripe, they can be directly picked, eaten and cooked.
Because the balcony is relatively small, Echo chose a vegetable variety with high space utilization.
What are the vegetable varieties with high spatial utilization rate? For example, she planted eggplant, cucumber, pepper and so on. The vines or stems of these vegetables will grow upwards and bear fruit on the branches. Varieties that can grow vines or stems in the same area have higher utilization rate in space than dwarf vegetables such as cabbage and potatoes, and are more suitable for small spaces.
Besides vegetables, Echo also planted many flowers and plants, especially the begonia in the corner. The hostess stacked the flower pots together to form a style.
Begonia is a typical shade-tolerant plant, which is very suitable for keeping in a corner with poor light. Moreover, this variety is not easy to get sick, and there are few insects, so it is very convenient to take care of it.
Different varieties of begonia have great differences in leaf shape, color and surface markings.
On this wall, Echo chose a variety of begonia hybrids.
Because they all belong to begonia, watering, fertilization and other maintenance are similar, which is more labor-saving.
The different colors displayed by these different varieties make the whole wall colorful, smart and not dull, which greatly enhances the ornamental value.
There are not only begonia on the balcony, but also some shade-tolerant green plants, such as colored taro, white palm, pink palm and chlorophytum.
Because the positions with good light on the balcony are reserved for growing vegetables, these shade-tolerant varieties can only be selected in shady positions.
All kinds of leaves are also beautiful.
Due to the species and density of plants, in order to provide enough light for plants, Echo specially installed a fill light on the top of the balcony.
Fill light lamp is an artificial lamp, which emits light similar to the sunlight band and can fill light for plants.
Echo will turn on the fill light for a while during the day and turn it off at night.
The balcony itself can get sunshine, and the plants on the balcony can get enough light with the supplement of the fill light.
The weather in Guangdong is very hot. Because the vegetables, fruit trees and flowers on the balcony are close together, the leaves of each plant will evaporate some water, forming a humid environment.
Tall plants will block low plants, which is more conducive to the safety of plants in summer.
Lie on the sofa in the living room and pick a lemon to make a drink.
Take a plate and pick some small tomatoes, which is an afternoon snack. This life is really enviable.
"There is only one kind of heroism in the world, and that is to love life after recognizing the truth of life.
I think Miss Echo's balcony can be sought after by netizens, not only because of her superb planting techniques, but also because she is still full of enthusiasm for life under the epidemic situation.
Even if there is only a small balcony, you can become your own "Xanadu" as long as you do it with your heart.