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eBook excerpt: "The Balcony Harvest" gardening guide
Table of contents
- Why a balcony is enough
- Reading your light: sun hours and wind
- Containers, soil and drainage
- Twelve crops that earn their space
- Watering without worry
- Feeding plants the simple way
- Pests, problems and quick fixes
- Your first season, week by week
- Workbook: plan your own balcony
Chapter 2. Reading your light: sun hours and wind
When I started teaching, the first question everyone asked was "What should I plant?" I always answered with another question: "How much sun do you get?" Nearly every failed balcony garden I have seen failed for the same reason. The plants were fine. The light was wrong.
Count your sun hours
Pick a clear day and check your balcony every hour from morning to evening. Note when direct sunlight touches the spot where your pots will stand, not just the railing. Add the hours up.
| Sun hours | What grows well |
|---|---|
| 6 or more | Tomatoes, peppers, beans, courgettes |
| 4–6 | Lettuce, spinach, peas, herbs like parsley and mint |
| 2–4 | Salad leaves, chives, rocket |
| Under 2 | Microgreens and sprouts indoors |
One of my students, Martin, was sure his east-facing balcony was "sunny". After a day with a notebook, he counted three and a half hours. He swapped his tomato plans for lettuce and rocket and harvested every week from May to October.
Don't forget the wind
Above the third floor, wind can matter as much as sun. Tall plants snap, soil dries twice as fast and leaves get scorched. Watch for these signs:
- pots drying out by midday even after morning watering;
- leaves with brown, papery edges;
- stems leaning in one direction.
If you notice them, group pots together, put the tallest plants against the wall and add a simple windbreak such as bamboo screening on the railing.
Try it now
Before you read Chapter 3, fill in the sun map on page 41 of the workbook. You will use it to choose your containers.
Client: Rosa Delgado, a community gardening teacher. Goal: a 9,500-word how-to guide sold on her website for beginners growing food in small spaces.
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We write a chapter book for children aged 6 to 10: short chapters that each end with a reason to read on, vocabulary that suits young independent readers and a hero kids want to follow. Stories can be adventure, school life, mystery or gentle fantasy. The book works as a first series title or a personalised gift.
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- Cliffhanger endingsEach chapter makes kids want the next
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Are illustrations included?
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Can my child be the hero?
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How is this different from a picture book?
A chapter book is for children who read on their own, with more text and fewer pictures.