| Već dugo imam ideju da napravim mini vrt na balkonu, počnem uzgajati par povrtnica koje tijekom cijelog ljeta daju plodove.
Nedavno sam se preselila u svoj stan u kojem imam balkon, okrenut na istok, okupan suncem i zaključila sam da je to dobro mjesto za uzgoj bilja. Za početak sam odlučila da ću posijati nekoliko vrsta salata, bosiljak i kadifice. Za kadifice sam čitala da su dobre za sadnju uz povrtnice jer tjeraju štetne insekte, a i lijepo će izgledati ako uz zeleno povrće bude malo boje. |
For some time now, I wanted to have a little garden at my balcony. I want to grow vegetables that give fruit all of the summer.
I have moved to a new apartment recently, where I have a small balcony that is facing east. It has a lot of sun in the morning and I think it will be a good place to grow some plants. As a start, I seeded some salads, rucola, basil and marigolds. I read somewhere that marigolds repel insects, so it is a nice addition to the garden. |
| Sijanje se radi na zimu, u zatvorenom prostoru, idealno je započeti tijekom veljače. Kupila sam kartonske posudice sa po 12 odjeljaka te ih napunila sa supstratom za sijanje. Supstrat ima laganu teksturu, tako da mlade sadnice i niknule biljčice lako prodiru na površinu zemlje. Sadrži sve hranjive tvari koje su potrebne za brže nicanje sjemena i stvaranje snažnog korijena kod razmnožavanja biljaka te je pogodno je za sve vrste biljaka. Supstrat koji sam koristila je AGRO supstrat za sijanje i razmnožavanje. | Seeding is done at the end of winter, best time is in the middle of February, so I went to the gardening store and bought some tools, seeding soil, and some cardboard planting pots. I bought seeding soil which has a light structure, perfect for little seeds to sprout out and to grow nice and strong roots. Soil contains all of the minerals and nutrients that the seed needs. I used AGRO soil for seeding and propagation, which can be used for all kind of plants. |
| U napunjenim posudicama sam običnom olovkom napravila rupice, te u svaku dodala po 3 sjemenke. Posijala sam 12 posudica kadifica, 6 rukole, 6 bosiljka i 12 miješane salate. Zemlju sam natopila vodom te kartonske posudice stavila u plastične kutijice kako bi zadržavale vodu. Kad se biljčice posiju, potrebno je svakodnevno provjeravati ima li dovoljno vlage. Ja polijevam špricom za vodu kako ne bi razgrnula zemlju i previše zalila.
Važno je označiti što ste gdje posijali, kako se sadnice ne bi pomiješale. Ja sam doma našla kvačice za rublje od bambusa, te na njih običnom olovkom napisala što je gdje posijano. |
I have filled the pots with soil and made little holes in the middle with a pencil. In each hole, I added 3 seeds. I planted 12 pots of marigolds, 12 of mixed salads, 6 of rucola and 6 of basil. I watered the soil with water sprayer. When seed is planted, you have to check it every day, to be sure that it has enough water and it is warm. I use spray for watering because it is the safest way in which you don’t dig away the soil and seeds don’t come to the surface. Also, you can easily control how much water you spray.
An important thing is to tag all of the seeds planted, not to mix them when transferring the seedling to a bigger pot. I found some bamboo clips and wrote tags on them. |
| Posudice sam stavila na stol podno prozora, kako bi imale dovoljno svjetla. Kroz tjedan dana trebali bi se pojaviti prvi izbojci, a nakon 3 tjedna sadnice bi trebale biti dovoljno velike za rasađivanje u veće tegle.
Do onda ću ih promatrati svakodnevno. |
Seedlings need light to grow, so I have put pots under the window, near the radiator, so they are warm and they have a lot of light. In a week, I expect them to start showing sprouts, and in 3 weeks to be big enough to transfer them to bigger pots.
Until then I am going to watch them carefully every day. |
