Smart Planting: Turn Your Balcony into a Mini Garden

• Vertical gardening techniques like racks, hanging pots, and climbing plants (e.g., money plant, basil) maximize space in small areas, enhancing beauty and air quality.
• Select small, suitable plants for limited spaces, such as dwarf chili/tomato varieties, spinach, coriander, or flowers like rose, marigold, and petunia. Place sun-loving plants higher.
• Multi-layer planters (pyramid/tiered) and hanging baskets are effective for small spaces, allowing diverse plants to receive adequate sunlight and air.
• Smart care includes using good quality, light soil, liquid organic fertilizer, regular pruning to control growth, and neem oil for pest prevention.
• Repurpose old containers like boxes, bottles, or plastic cups as planters, and use bamboo trellises for climbing plants to further optimize small gardening areas.

Why It Matters: It empowers readers to grow plants in limited spaces, enhancing urban living.