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Lesson 2 · grade 6+
Balcony garden — and rules for renters
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✅ Lesson done
The balcony is your first "plot". In Germany renters may place flower boxes and pots as long as nothing hangs dangerously or damages the facade: full water buckets, falling pots and drilling the facade are forbidden. Vertical shelves, boxes mounted inside the railing, herbs in pots — all legal and safe.
- ●North side: mint, parsley, lettuce, hosta
- ●South side: tomatoes, strawberries, rosemary, lavender
- ●Bees love: thyme, oregano, marigold — a balcony feeder
🍅 A balcony tomato yields up to 3 kg per plant — the compact varieties are literally called "Balkontomate".
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Test yourself!
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🖨 Worksheet
Practice the topic with the trainer — like after class