A few balcony gardening tips

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Nothing on this video that I haven't had on other videos. This is to consolidate a few things for my nephew and his wife who are now interested in starting a balcony garden. I hope all will watch and comment with their own suggestions that can help those who are beginning.

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Don't know if this helps at all but espalier fruit trees can be a great space saver..
Barrel & wicking container are looking great Jay..
Heya Jay
Really liked the stair design. Even might make something like that with ponics in it that cascades down, pump in the lowest part. One thing to realize is that if you put the pots on the outside of the balcony is that there will be less sun on the balcony itself. The good part of it is that you'll have more space on the balcony itself to walk & live on.
If you'd have the pots at the same hight as the balcony itself, (not at the hight of the railing) then you could also utilize the space on the balcony.
Cheers !
A balcony garden will work well if the balcony is facing south.
when I grow in containers I like to have wheels on the bottom of the pots or shelving so I can "chase the sun" if I have to or when a hail storm is coming I can quickly roll them closer in and pivot them away from storm damage. On a balcony I would have some kind of water catchment to water with, the minerals in rain water are better for the plants.Just a reminder to new balcony gardeners these kind of plants need to be monitored for watering daily. I would grow lettuce , spinach, peas, radish, turnips in the shelving system and blueberry bushes in pots..I grow a lot of blue berries..don't forget bean sprouts can be grown in the kitchen
I could go on and on but I'll just put it like this- I grow in the ground now and probably have a 1/4 acre or so of great soil. Every single species of plant I grow now I originally grew in containers, including fruit trees, I can't think of anything that cannot be successfully grown in a "balcony garden", but because of space limits you'll have to pick what you want to grow.