On the windowsill you can grow hot peppers for pizza diablo. It will require a warm, bright place and varieties suitable for home cultivation.
The bushes are very pretty and do not require large pots. On one plant can wilt up to 50 fruits. The optimum temperature is 25-27 degrees Celsius.
Carrots
For growing carrots at home, it is better to take mini varieties. They grow for 80-90 days and do not require a lot of space – a pot or container will suit them quite well. You can also take a funny round variety “Round baby”.
The soil for carrots should be light and well-drained. The vegetable can be grown in cut plastic bottles. The optimal temperature is between 13-24 degrees Celsius of heat.
Mint
Mint is a plant that is not capricious and undemanding. It can grow on your windowsill or balcony even in winter, if you arrange additional illumination. It can be grown from cuttings and seeds. If there is an opportunity to dig cuttings in the dacha at yourself or at friends, it is better to use this method. Mint grown from seeds is not so actively accepted, and you will have to wait longer for the harvest.
Green onions
To grow green onions at home, special dexterity is not required. But still it is worth considering some nuances: the bulb that you will plant should be round, dense to the touch and without signs of rot, the root cup – well formed.
Immediately after planting it is worth putting the onion in a cool, dark place, so that the root system is better formed, and only then the peru will need a lot of light. The optimal temperature is 18-20 degrees, do not overheat, because then the growth of greens will stop.
Cucumbers
To grow on the windowsill or on the balcony cucumbers, it is worth looking at hybrid varieties, which are marked with the F1 icon. If all conditions are created for the plant, it can give 3-4 dozen fruits. Here you will have to fiddle a little with seedlings, but after transplanting into boxes, you will only need to water and trim the tendrils.
Plant plants in containers with a volume of at least 5 liters. It is important to remember that cucumbers are great water-eaters and the ground should always be moist. The optimal temperature is 21-24 degrees of heat.
Tomatoes
As home tomatoes usually choose dwarf varieties. To this miracle you will have to allocate the most lighted place in the apartment. It will be necessary to start with seedlings, then planted in containers, gartered, fed and protected from cold weather. This is one of the most troublesome balcony cultures, but the harvest is accompanied by pride for the work done and horticultural talent.
It is important to remember that tomatoes, like all plants, like water, but it is easy to flood them. Therefore, watering should be done carefully. The optimal temperature is 23-25 degrees Celsius of heat.
Sorrel
Apart from the wonderful flavor, stubble is distinguished by the fact that it calmly tolerates shaded places. It can be grown from rhizomes of 2-4-year-old plants with buds or from seeds.
It can grow at 5 and 20 degrees of heat and even withstands small frosts. So you can keep it on the balcony until the last, and if the balcony keeps the heat well, then do not remove it for the winter. Leaves are cut off at a height of 8-10 cm, do it carefully, so as not to damage the growth buds.
Ginger
Ginger is not only a delicious seasoning, but also a beautiful plant. If you plant it at home, the shoots can grow up to a meter in height. Plant pieces of ginger root consisting of at least a couple of sections with live buds. If the root is dried out, you can hold it in warm water for a few hours to allow the buds to wake up.
The root should not be planted very deeply, and until the first sprouts appear, watering should be very moderate. Keep ginger should be kept in the light, but away from direct sunlight. The optimum temperature is 20-25 degrees Celsius.