Hello there,
In this video, i'm sharing my second year balcony garden. Starting from winter last year to today, my little garden has been filled with greenery.
My balcony is a 3.2 sqm (35 sqft) west facing.
I hope you've learnt something from this video. I hope it gives you some inspiration.
Timestamp:
0:00 Intro
0:58 Balcony in winter
1:16 Early spring
1:51 Sowing seeds and where to get plants
2:41 Separate seedlings
2:57 Balcony weight issue
4:14 Making planters from upcycled woods
7:33 Do insect hotels work?
8:39 How I reuse old potting soil
9:56 Apartment composting
10:20 Hugelkultur
11:11 Transplanting
This video ends in late spring. However, that's not it :)
I hope to share the second part of this balcony garden series in the future.
Check out my first year balcony garden here:
https://youtu.be/2cABAcsZKFI
Thank you for watching.
References:
Balcony weight standard for France:
https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2005/01/04/la-vraie-resistance-des-balcons-terrasses-et-loggias_392941_1819218.html#:~:text=Un%20balcon%2C%20calcul%C3%A9%20pour%20un,mouvements%2C%20qui%20augmentent%20la%20charge.
Balcony weight standard for the US:
https://smallbalcony.com/how-much-weight-can-a-small-balcony-hold/