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- Beautify the balcony with the petunia
- Lots of sun and protection against rain and wind
- Safe from annoying pests
- Annual flowerage with little effort
- Tips
Petunias thrive wonderfully on a sunny balcony
Beautify the balcony with the petunia
Petunias are now available in a variety of different Fabrvarianten and flower patterns, which can also enrich troughs in the garden or a grave planting. However, for various reasons, the balcony remains the main stage for the flowering petunias.
Lots of sun and protection against rain and wind
The petunias originating from South America love full sun locations and thank you with innumerable flowers for the received solar radiation and warmth. As higher balconies are usually not shaded by tall trees or the shadows of houses, they are ideal for the culture of petunias. In addition, petunias grow significantly better in this country with some protection from wind and rain and are less prone to disease. Petunia's many different hammocks are also perfect for adding a colorful accent to the weather-beaten balcony balustrades in summer.
Safe from annoying pests
In the garden bed, petunias are often the target of attack by voracious pests such as nudibranchs. On the balcony, it is much easier to cope with such a problem, since snails are generally introduced to the balcony only with the plant substrate used. Aphids, too, tend to be less common on a balcony, but can be significantly decimated by the following means:
Annual flowerage with little effort
Many pure balcony gardeners appreciate the petunia for a circumstance that is usually seen as a flaw: the lack of frost resistance. After all, there is no space inside the house for wintering balcony plants in most apartments without their own garden. Since petunias are cheap to purchase as seedlings in the spring, or are easy to grow from seeds, they are easily composted at the end of the flowering season in the fall. During the summer season, regular water and fertilizer additions, along with occasional plucking of withered flowers, are enough to see new blooms on the petunia throughout the season.
Tips
Although petunias are not hardy in the open air or on protected balconies, they can also be wintered successfully after a pruning in an appropriately temperate and bright winter quarters.