Keys to gardening right inside your apartment!

Some of us would have rejected the idea of gardening in small areas like in apartments. However, it doesn’t take a lot of effort to start it right inside your rented perimeter! Gardening in residential buildings has become a trend due to the small space needed to do so. If you have the time and the passion for gardening to beautify your space and to supply a good source of oxygen, try our gardening tips below.

Apartment Gardening Tips

Here are some tips to get you started with small-scale gardening. It is a simple task that can be done in almost all homes as long as there are ample air and source of light. You can grow flowers for beautification or small vegetables as your fresh source of food to add to your dishes.

Assess your space.

Choose an area in your home that will be a good place for gardening. The area will also be the determining factor as to how many plants you should plant or how many pots to put into that available space. Of course, that space should be reached by sunlight for healthy growth. Examples of these spaces are the balcony, windowsill, etc.

If the space is limited but located on your balcony, you can create more space by vertically arranging the pots. You can even hang some pots on the walls or railings. The options are endless!

Choose your plants.

You can choose from herbs to flowers to bonsai or others you have in mind as long as you can arrange them in your limited space. We suggest that you pick plants that won’t be bushy as they grow so that it won’t take twice as much space as others. Then, you also have to take into account your daily schedule as some plants require careful tending (watering a few times a day) and some need only little tending (say, once a day watering). Overall, you need to consider the plants that will look good in your rented space without looking constrained.

Protect your plants from the scorching heat.

Plants need sunlight as a source of energy, but too much of that can cause them to dry up and die eventually. Thus, you will need to take note where in your apartment has the greatest amount of sun exposure and avoid placing your plants in that spot.

Arrange your plants.

Small plants will definitely look good when you arrange them in groups. Clustering those tends to pool the humidity which provides better growth for the small plants. Another tip is to group the plants that bear good fragrance as you can sniff them in greater intensity than placing them at separate points in your garden space.

Conclusion

It doesn’t take much to start small-scale gardening. Being in a residential building isn’t a big hindrance when you have what it takes in taking care of plants. Not only you make your living space more livable, but you will also add more sources of oxygen while living in a busy city!