How to plant potted vegetables
Potted vegetables on the balcony should first look at the orientation of your balcony. Different directions lead to different lighting, which determines which vegetables are suitable for potted plants on your balcony. After the seeds are selected, they should be disinfected first for planting. Because many seeds often carry bacteria, in order to reduce the diseases of main ingredients at seedling stage, ensure the growth of vegetable seedlings and let family members and themselves eat healthy vegetables, we should soak the seeds in warm water for 3-4 hours, take them out and dry them before sowing. Some seeds need to germinate before sowing, and these seeds need to germinate before soaking.
But the soaking time should not be too long. Sow vegetable seeds in a medium-sized container and cover them with 0.5- 1cm soil. Don't plant seeds too deep, it will affect the germination rate of vegetable seeds. Water the seeds properly every day and put the container in a warm and ventilated place. When the seedlings grow to a certain size, they should be transplanted, and care should be taken not to damage the roots of the seedlings when transplanting. Before digging vegetable seedlings, the soil can be fully watered so that the roots can be taken out of the soil, which can reduce the damage to the roots, increase or decrease the water absorption, and the survival rate of transplanting is high.
The happiest time is watching the fruits of one's labor be harvested. When harvesting, we should pay attention to identify whether vegetables are mature by color, texture and hardness. The best time to harvest vegetables is in the evening, because the vegetables harvested in the evening contain the lowest nitrate nitrogen.
When picking leafy vegetables, you can eat them directly, because new leaves will grow after a while. Matters needing attention in potted vegetable planting
In fact, there is no requirement for potted plants, as long as the termination conditions and key points are well done.
Pot conditions: suitable temperature, humidity and light,
It is the most needed leafy vegetable, but it is recommended to take care of it separately because of different varieties. Otherwise, it will affect growth. Plants and vegetables not only need to grow healthily, but also need shape management. Therefore, proper pruning and defoliation of some potted vegetables is responsible for their later ornamental leaves and fruits. Good nutrients can be obtained by fertilizer and water management during the growth of potted vegetables, in which organic matter is the main nutrient. In addition, when choosing flowerpots, we should choose flowerpots that are conducive to the development of their roots. Generally, the flowerpots of melons and fruits are larger, and the flowerpots of eggplant fruits need to be slightly smaller. For potted vegetables, there are many pests, so proper pest control is needed in the daily process, and proper joint planting of various vegetables will also have the effect of pest control.
Vegetables suitable for potted plants
Family potted vegetables are generally planted on the balcony. First of all, because the balcony space allows planting, its environmental conditions, whether closed or semi-closed, have good environmental conditions. Many families choose to plant potted vegetables on the balcony, which can also decorate potted vegetables well.
So which vegetables are suitable for potted plants?
If the cycle needs to be short, it can grow rapidly in a short time.
Then you can plant mustard, oil wheat, green garlic, green vegetables, bean sprouts and so on. As long as planted properly, these vegetables can germinate quickly in a short time. If you like the process of breeding, you can choose tomatoes, leeks, peppers, strawberries and so on, which need careful watering, and you need careful care if you want to get good harvest in the process of growing up. If the potted range is not large and the planting density is relatively small, you can choose carrots, lettuce, onions, ginger and so on. You can gain a lot in a small place. If you are lazy, but you are interested in raising potted vegetables, you can raise some lettuce, bitter gourd, lettuce, radish and the like, which is better. If you don't take good care of it every day, it will give birth to bugs. If you don't want to bother, you can choose insects that are not easy to grow insects such as green onions and aloe vera. It is not only eye-catching, but also does not need much careful care.