There is usually no financial benefit to a balcony garden as you are able to get the same vegetable cheaper and with less expenditure of time if you purchase at the market. The main rewards come with things like improved mood, heightened creativity, reduced stress, feeling connected to nature, having a sense of adventure, mental stimulation, and a sense of well-being etc. We can never put a price on those things. Gardening has been shown to reduce cortisol levels, reduce blood pressure, improve mood, and increase longevity. I have a balcony garden and it gives me so much joy when I reap even 1 veggie, save one plant, or troubleshoot one problem. I can spend hours being lost in the planting and pruning. Thanks for sharing and keep up the nice work.

My husband and I just sold our home and property to pay off all our debt, and moved into an apartment while we save money for our dream homestead. I use to have a large garden and now I have a balcony. At first I was worried how much food I could grow, but now I’m excited about the adventure and creativity I will get to explore in growing things in new ways. Perhaps it will help me be a better steward of using our future land more space effectively. ❤ Thank you for your encouragement in this video.

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome! You get more creative when you have less space. Good luck for you balcony garden journey😊

What a great video 💚. Although self sufficiency is not possible on a balcony, every single leaf of lettuce is worth it. It's organic and the taste of homegrown vegetables is so much better. Growing your own food gives so much satisfaction :-)

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

So true! Thank you :)

@loveisreal7766

11 ай бұрын

You feel proud of it

I love this. Usually I feel bad because my veggies are smaller and sadder looking than some videos.😂

I planted some cherry tomato seeds in those little planters and it's been almost 3 weeks. I almost lost hope, but today in the morning I found the first tiny sprout peeking out from the ground. Oh joy!

I like how you point out that your balcony garden provides needed/beneficial qualities to your life in both edible and emotional ways. Sometimes ones plants do well, sometimes they don't, nonetheless, gardeners are always learning something in the process, and that in itself is rewarding. It makes us feel alive and helps us do better in the future. Thank you for your sweet video!

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your lovely comment :)

Thanks for the video! It's definitely a valid question I have also asked myself. All-around self-sufficiency is a bit of a red herring because realistically you can't become fully self-sufficient. Staple crops like grains is impossible to grow for any individual nowadays. The amount of wheat that you would have to grow is comically large. Rice doesn't even properly grow in Germany. You would have to go back to pre-industrial times to being an inefficient farmer and even then, it's problematic. You can only ever want to be self-sufficient in a tiny area. That is possible. For the rest, you need to depend on modern society to work. But I'm still growing vegetables. Why? Because while gardening on my balcony is not cheaper than modern agriculture and store logistics, it is cheaper than therapy and healthier than sitting on the computer all day long. Modern health problems have a lot to do with the abundance of extremely caloric foods while having no physical activity. You get active growing your own food. You learn about how to do it, learn about why modern agriculture is the way it is. You can try out so many vegetable varieties you cannot easily find in stores. I grew 17kg of tomatoes, peppers and beans last year on my tiny balcony, enough to not run into the store for tomatoes for almost 5 months. It tasted just as good if not better than from the store. I excercised. It brings mental joy to do it :)

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing :)

@EdurtreG

Жыл бұрын

You do not sóund very usual 😉! I enjoyed your contribution.

In the supermarkets you have too buy your herbs in bulk and its expensive especially for a single person like me!! I like growing what I can use in pots and containers so I can pick and use what I can whenever I can without the waste issue!!

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

So true!

I have been growing on my small balcony and your video is so helpful

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

I am so glad :)

Beautiful little garden☺👍 I garden in my townhouse backyard. It's very satisfying. Every year it's a new canvas.

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

It really is!

I enjoyed watching your video your garden is bountiful and beautiful. I am a fellow balcony gardener and it’s very satisfying for me as well to be able to grow food on my balcony.

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

So nice of you to drop by. Thank you :)

@gardenhighlightsworm

2 жыл бұрын

@@bringnatureinside 😊

Thank you , I need to try this again, very encouraging

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

This made me entirely emotional and filled. Your voice, video editing, music, thoughts, knowledge and perspective, was incredible. I am very excited to start my balcony garden. Bless your soul, I hope your life is as rich and peaceful as you have made me feel.

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the wonderful comment :)

@joellemichaela

7 ай бұрын

Was happy to read this - I got a bit emotional as well just because watching this is SO peaceful and inspiring at the same time. I think it's very healing, and brings a great contrast to daily subconscious stressors (hence a surprise emotional reaction). Thank you for sharing this @bringnatureinside!

My balcony is a vegetable garden! I had an ideal rural location for several years where I grew and canned all of our vegetables. This balcony is 11' x 5' and only receives sun until early afternoon. Also, this is my first attempt at gardening on a 3rd floor apartment balcony. It's quite a learning experience. A lot of work also with filling planters, watering, etc. But, working outside and watching the plants sprout is worth it all. I sit out there with my morning coffee and am so thankful. The peacefulness of your voice as you work in your garden reminds me of the joy when I step outside. God bless.

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this means a lot. I can imagine the excitement you will be having in setting up your garden on a balcony. But it must be quite different to gardening on the ground right!. :)

@miatap21

2 жыл бұрын

@@bringnatureinside Quite different! The in ground garden was huge! Also the southern exposure gave me eight+ hours of full sun a day. Wind is also a problem up here. The space is small so another investment of trellises, and it is a covered balcony. So, all-in-all I may have the basic skills needed to garden up here, but the elements and my management of the specific environment is a learning experience. Sounds as if you are gaining the basic skills to garden in ground! I found in ground gardening easier than what I'm dealing with up here. Hope you do also.

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

@@miatap21 That is true. I used to grow crops that thrived on my balcony and not have much expectation about the crops that needed lots of sun. Shaded baclonies have lot of advantages especially when growing tomatoes, they are not affected by the rains. It is a controlled space. Yes this is the first time I am going to grow veggies on the ground. There are a lot of birds around, I don't know how easy it would be for me. :) We will have to see.

@diversitylove5460

Жыл бұрын

@@bringnatureinside I don’t have a balcony. I do have two rooms, one with big window. So I bought blackout curtain room divider, and divided the room. I put bright led light poles, and grow lights which are timed to turn on when room empty. I love keeping butterflies so making a little screen house for them. When I have flowers I will let a few roam the house and pollinate my plants. I can see the whole journey either, but taking this step.

thanks for being on KZread!

Inspiring ideas. Watching from Australia 🇦🇺

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

So glad!

I've been give up gardening because i always fail. I guess i"m not person with green thumb. Watching your video makes me realize something that to start small. Thank you for your great video. I decided to start gardening again

Lovely video! Started my balcony garden this summer and sooo happy I did. Thanks for the continued inspiration! Blessings !

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

So happy to hear that 😊

This was a very nice and well-put-together video, The question of self-sufficiency is definitely a question many people ask about and have many conversations about. I love the way you simplify it and put in into a realistic perspective in relation to balcony gardening... Brilliant... I strongly believe that everyone should try to grow something to cut food costs and experience the taste of homegrown fresh organic food. The food you grow is so much tastier and full of denser nutrients. I started gardening as a very young child with my grandmother. I loved it . Now I am teaching my children to garden and gain a good knowledge about how real food is grown and what organic food tastes like. we are having a grand old time learning and growing things together.

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Very well said. Thank you for sharing your journey :)

Love your words more than your garden ❤️❤️

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

My daughter has a 3rd floor balcony garden with the most amazing peppers, basil and mint. Far better than my inground plantings, same varieties even! You, obviously will go far, as your calming voice represents a quality both rare & unique on KZread! You are among a special class, a nuturing guardian.... of a very special garden!

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the wonderful comment 😊

Wow I loved your video. It’s a wonderful start to growing your own food. You inspire me.

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Neelia, thank you very much😊

Lovely balcony garden..nice to connect

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

It is never boring! I have a pineapple that has fruited (I have many pineapples but this is the first to fruit) and I have to go and look at it every day lol Growing food is exciting!

Wow, just stumbled upon this video while looking up for balcony gardening tips and man, this hit me hard. The entire video was extremely soothing and I felt as if I was listening to a book narration. Felt so connected with your thoughts about starting small and striving for self sufficiency. You have the right mindset and heartset, wishing you the very best for your journey ahead. Subscriber +1

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that comment. Made my day!

Your video's are so calming

Fantastic garden and ideas for fruits 🍇 🍅 🍈 and veggies 🥒 🥬 and herbs 🌿 🌿 🧡

Your harvest is great!

Lovely little garden and a great quality video. We should arrive to be self sufficient at something, I grow in containers and sacks, greetings from Uganda

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

Your video is a pure joy to me.. Lovely and inspiring at the same time

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the lovely comment❤️😊

Wonderful video, wondergul narration. So happy to watch the video repeatedly. Please release more and more such Videos🙏

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

So nice of you

Such a brilliant video.

Such a sweet video. 💛

Gardening makes me happy, as well.

Those tomatoes inspire me to create my own garden.

@bringnatureinside

11 ай бұрын

Good luck in your journey!

Your voice is calming

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :)

What a beautiful video! Thank you for sharing!!

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Gardening is my passion too! Wonderful video!

Congrats for being awareness as a small veggies gardener

Love your gardening. 🙂

Your voice is so soothing and therapeutic ❤

Agree! What a wonderful video. I felt so at peace listening and watching you. You are amazing. ❤😊

Awesome doco

Dream big Start small.

Beautiful video.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful bountiful space..im a beginning patio gardener now and you just gave so much hope. Thank you. ❤️

I have just found your video. What a great video. Before end the video subscribed you.Very encouraging video. I also started small garden like you. Thank you for sharing

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard and thank you :)

What a wonderful idea. Thank you. I won't settle on flowers, anymore! I love home grown veg.

❤❤lots of love for your efforts and also share a beautiful story behind every gardens ❤️

Loved your video! The story about the boy and horse is so meaningful!

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

LOVE IT!! 😍 😍

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

This video is really inspiring❤I'm going to start growing veggies on my balcony 😊

I love your narrative style, it's very interesting to watch and listen. Thank you!

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

i love this video. i have a super nice balcony around 20 m² in austria so same climate as germany. i am currently in the process to stop being the couch potatoe, playing games all day and want to start gardening as a form of healthier activity, and also some discipline exercise in order to keep my plants alive, to live more healthy food wise cause the prices in the grocery are horrible and last but not least to finally get some usage for this huge huge balcony which is empty since 6 years. i need some basic starting ideas and when to do what. watering. cutting, harvesting. i don't even know why you harvested the green tomatoes. i have to learn a lot, also how to deal with the pretty agressive sun on my top fleer and the huge winds we have sometimes a year and since im top floor in the 6th floor the winds get outrageous sometimes. but like you said. one step at a time. thanks for the inspiration.

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Start small, it will take some time to figure out your space.. but great decision and all the best 😊

Love this video

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

The nasturtium pasta is genius!! It’s one of my favorite plants and I didn’t even know it was edible until this year. I’m definitely gonna use that recipe!

Beautiful video. So encouraging and relaxing to watch.

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Spread the seeds of joy for abundance~

thank you for sharing your garden it's beautiful

@bringnatureinside

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting

So inspiration! I hope that I can acquire such skills in my patio garden one day. 😍🥰❤️

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You can do it, it just needs some time :)

I love you garden and you passion for gardening, keep going, the tone of your voice is very peaceful, me and my 3 year old grandson were listening and he followed to sleep,. Thank for your videos.

Appreciated......

Such a beautiful video!

@bringnatureinside

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

This is really a great try and inspiring! Keep it up. 💜

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

You have a very calming voice. Loved the video.

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🙂

Stumbled upon your channel and Im so glad that I did, that was a fantastic video, so calming and relaxing from start to finish🥰🥰

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lovely comment and great to have you here ❤️

I need atleast an hour each video! This is incredible. ❤❤

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

What a wonderful video. I got here because I decided to start growing something on our small patio which is about 5x8 feet. I hope to grow lettuce, tomatoes, herbs and berries

From my experience, the sun is the most important component of abundance of vegetables. No matter how much fertilizers you use or the size of your container...Even in small container of 1-5 litres sometimes it grows better than in 20 litres pot. This spring I will try to grow plants with grow lights and maybe I will have better harvest. ( In winter almost nothing is growing in a soil only in hydroponics)

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

I can’t agree more.. sun is the most essential part, everything else just follows.. 😊

So lovely harvest

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Many many thanks

Good video ...show what you do in a small space

Dream big, start small ❤ applies to all parts of life!!

@bringnatureinside

6 ай бұрын

True :)

Your space is very beautiful and peaceful. Love the little cosy nook you have created for yourself to enjoy your garden. :)

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

Hi, love from uk, I love to watch your videos.

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Oh this video is so lovely to watch! I discovered your channel yesterday with your raised bed DIY (I might try to build my own based on what you did). This year, we decided we wanted to fully take advantage of our balcony while waiting to move to the countryside in a few years. Your videos about balcony gardening are so inspiring and brings me so much hope for our own small space 💚🌱🌸

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you! :)

Love the video! It is the first balcony gardening video I have seen that is realistic, but encouraging. Beautiful garden, and video itself is very well-made and relaxing to watch also... definitely earned a new subscriber

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

So nice of you. Thank you😊

Nice one 👏🏽

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Excellent .Very creative & inspirational. Subscribed from Malaysia.

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

New subscriber. Nice video. Just a reminder that vertical gardening/stackable planters (i.e. Greenstalk or Mr. Stacky or hanging grow bags) could help you do more with less space. I am trying to learn more about this too. (I don't have much space either but enjoy trying something new.)

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips :)

What a lovely video! Thank you. I hope it inspires my granddaughter, to whom I have sent it, to start with one pot, and to remember the horse!😉

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Haha! That is right! Thank you :)

Nice video and nice sharing 🙂

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Just subscribed! Planning on beginning this when I move to my new apartment in August. It will have a very small yard. I want to try to grow veggies/herbs out there.

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :) Good luck with your new garden..

Last year i grew a single okra in 20gallon pot. It grew very big, and the pods is also huge. That one single pot can fed family of 3 with once a week consumption.

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thats so cool.. my okras has not been very successful till now.. trying my luck again this time… 😊

Superb video

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Nice sharing stay connected 🎉

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Very nice

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you😊

Lovely, lovely video - a real treat to watch when I cannot sleep. We have a small courtyard garden with raised beds, pots and window boxes. This year we decided to grow mostly culinary herbs as my husband loves to cook, and we found that we used them up so quickly when grown in the standard size herb pots. I have put some flowers in between, and really love the look of the garden - which is a bonus. Next year I plan to grown strawberries as I find supermarket ones tasteless - my sister-iin-law gave me some she had grown and they were full of flavour. Oh, and I have bought some little hanging pots, and will try to grow scented herbs at nose-level in them. All the best from a new subscriber xx

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Do share some pics of your garden on instagram. 😊

@MsCheesemonster13

Жыл бұрын

@@bringnatureinside I will, if I’m not too lazy to repaint the garden walls this summer - they certainly need it 🫢

This is so relaxing. New subscriber here.

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome and thank you :)

Very Nice , i liked it the way you have presented, i am taking a big step to leave a corporate life and start something to do with healthy lifestyle and sustainable living. Your nice documentary will help in some way. Thanks You.

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Good luck to you😊

Lovely. You might want to look at heating pads and starting seeds inside on the pads or near the heater in the cooler months to get the most out of the short German summer. Also look if your area has a rentable garden area - I think they are Schrebergarten.

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips! Yes i have looked into kleingarten, but then at the moment I feel it will be too much for me to handle. May be in the future :)

😍😍😍💚

@bringnatureinside

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Tina, thanks for stopping by. :)

Half way through the video and I'm already kinda ashamed of my balcony garden 😅 Last year was my first year gardening and I'm not sure whether I got to harvest half of this. And yet I was so proud 😂😂 i hope this year things will be better- I've now moved to another balcony with little more sun😊 Greetings from your new subscriber🌻

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

There is nothing to be ashamed of. It is a part of the journey. Nice to have you here :)

What a beautiful and inspiring video! I just used your instructions to create my first composting bucket and am so excited to see what is in store in 2-3 months. I also noticed you mentioned you are in Germany - I live in Berlin myself and am curious: what are you working on in your garden during the winter months? Do you have any videos for both planting/spring preparation? I'll take a look but would love to hear your thoughts/plans this season. Thanks and keep up the lovely work 💚!

@bringnatureinside

6 ай бұрын

I usually skip winter and start in spring. There are a few videos on my channel and will make more.. thanks for your comment :)

You and your garden really inspired me today! I am currently doing my research of the best way to go about it, as I currently live in the Caribbean side of Mx and don't know much about gardening. Are you familiar with Tower Gardens or hydroponics? I want to utilize both and see how it goes. You and what you grow are beyond beautiful! Thank you for sharing 🤎

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

I have seen the hydroponic tower garden but never tried it till now. Good luck to you and keep me updated about your experience. 😊

New subscriber and very new to gardening entirely but really excited about the journey. Your lettuce looks great what kind of lettuce is it? I want something that that I can take a few leaves from at a time and not a whole head that I have to harvest one off.

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Have you looked into a Greenstalk vertical garden? I feel like you could do AMAZING things with one! Fantastic garden btw.

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Not yet! I so want to try them.. :)

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment.. 😊

@Palladium_505

Жыл бұрын

@@bringnatureinside Roots and Refuge had a coupon code for 10% off, but a whole mess of KZreadrs have them/use them, so maybe they can sponsor you and you can try one out and review it! I have 2 strawberry towers and 2 deep growers for my grandson and his “ground cherry addiction”…anyway, when you get one, I’ll definitely watch to see what you grow in there! Your green thumbs are my new 2023 goals!

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

@@Palladium_505 Yea thanks for the hint. I moved to this new space a year back and would like to get comfortable with the space I have before investing in new stuffs for the garden. But I have been eyeing this for a while, may be someday :)

It would be so nice to see the entire square footage of the balcony as opposed to just select spaces.

How do you make the tomatoes stand up? Loved your video 😁

@bringnatureinside

Жыл бұрын

I used just a stick to support them, they are determinant varieties, will not grow beyond a certain height :)

Nice vid How’s the weather in your city, are you able to harvest all year round or is it only seasonal?

What's the music in this video? The piano sounds so beautiful