🌿 Herbal Kitchen from the Balcony – What to Plant to Eat (and Not Kill) 🌿

Dreaming of fresh basil for your homemade pizza 🍕, mint for your refreshing lemonade 🍋, or oregano for your aromatic tomato sauce 🍅—all straight from your own balcony? Sounds like a plan! But how do you keep those herbs from dying before you can eat them? 😅

You've come to the right place! This post is a quick guide to balcony herbal cooking – with a wink 😎 and a handful of proven tricks.

🌱 What to plant, or a balcony starter kit

1. Mint 🍃

• Difficulty level : ultra easy (read: it will survive everything – even you).

• Likes : plenty of water, partial shade.

• Dislikes : full sun – gets sunburned like tourists in Egypt.

2. Basil 🌿

• Difficulty level : medium (a bit of a drama queen, but worth having).

• Likes : sun, warmth, tenderness.

• Dislikes : cold, drafts and excess water.

3. Oregano 🌼

• Difficulty level : pro.

• Likes : lots of sun, little water.

• Dislikes : wet feet – the pot must have drainage!

🧠 Tricks for the forgetful

👉 Place flowerpots by your balcony door – they'll remind you when you go out for coffee ☕. 👉 Invest in flowerpots with a water reservoir – like our Forget -Me-Not planter 💧. 👉 Install a soil moisture sensor – because technology loves herbs too 🤖🌿. 👉 Instead of watering daily, water thoroughly every 2-3 days and observe your plants – they'll tell you everything (if not literally, then with their leaves).

🍽️ What to do with it? – 2 quick recipes

🥗 Green salad dressing

• 1 handful of basil 🌿

• 1 teaspoon of mustard

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice 🍋

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil

• salt, pepper

Blend everything until smooth and pour over the salad. Voilà!

🍹 Mint lemonade

• 1 handful of mint 🍃

• juice of 1 lemon

• 1 teaspoon of honey 🍯

• cold sparkling water + ice

Mix it in a jug and drink it before it evaporates (or before your neighbor drinks it). 😄

🛒 Products that will make it easier for you:

• flowerpot with irrigation system 💧

• plant sensor kit 🌡️

• mini greenhouse for the windowsill 🌞

Check out our Greenably store – balcony life has never been so aromatic! 😋🌿

See you on the balcony – and don't forget to water the basil! 😉🍃