09-13-2013, 08:40 AM
What you can grow depends on your how much direct sunlight the balcony receives (hours). It's better to have morning sun than late afternoon sun. The afternoon sun can burn your plants more easily. Since you are in the Northern Hemisphere your south side would be the warmest facing side. If the crop you intend to plant has a tendency for sunburn, avoid the south facing side, if it prefers the heat, you will do well in the south faciong side. Catch my drift?
Sept/Okt? I take it that means you are currently in Autumn on your way to Winter? You can plant chard (or spinach, which ever term you prefer) or peas also do well in the winter. Most herbs do really well in most environments. Just research what type of vegetables/herbs do well in potplants and how deep the pot should be. Also, if you consider planting things together in a very large container, make sure you plant companion plants together. Some vegetables don't like to planted to close to each other and can affect the growth and production of each other. Other plants grow better when planted together. It's called comoantion planting.
I don't know much about vegetables and herbs, since I mostly work with fruit trees and very specific type of cutflowers, proteas.
Sept/Okt? I take it that means you are currently in Autumn on your way to Winter? You can plant chard (or spinach, which ever term you prefer) or peas also do well in the winter. Most herbs do really well in most environments. Just research what type of vegetables/herbs do well in potplants and how deep the pot should be. Also, if you consider planting things together in a very large container, make sure you plant companion plants together. Some vegetables don't like to planted to close to each other and can affect the growth and production of each other. Other plants grow better when planted together. It's called comoantion planting.
I don't know much about vegetables and herbs, since I mostly work with fruit trees and very specific type of cutflowers, proteas.