The vegetable garden on the balcony is really within everyone’s reach today, with ORTO&ORTO!
Have you ever dreamed of picking salads, cherry tomatoes or herbs directly from your balcony? With the new modular and stackable systems of
Why create an urban garden
Cultivating a vegetable garden on the balcony is not just a trend: it is a conscious choice to reduce the environmental impact, eat healthier and rediscover contact with nature. Even a few square meters on the terrace can be enough to grow fresh and seasonal vegetables, improving the domestic microclimate and giving psychophysical well-being, and in this our VEGETABLE & VEGETABLE system will certainly help you!
The advantages of the modular tank system
The heart of our urban garden is represented by stackable food-grade plastic tanks, designed to be safe, light and resistant to atmospheric agents. Thanks to their modular structure, you can customize the height and layout according to the available space, creating verticality and increasing the arable area.
Key features:
- Safe material: certified food-grade, non-toxic and UV-resistant plastic.
- Space-saving design: stackable on several levels, also perfect for narrow balconies or terraces.
- Easy to assemble and move: ideal for those who live in a rental or want flexibility. The possibility of mounting wheels on the tanks allows them to be moved easily without too much effort.
- Water drainage and reuse system: avoids water stagnation, promotes root health and allows excess water to be reused in the tanks below.
How to start: from choosing vegetables to planting
The first step is to evaluate the exposure of the balcony: a sunny corner (at least 4-6 hours a day) is perfect for crops such as cherry tomatoes, chillies, salads, basil and strawberries. In less exposed areas, you can opt for spinach, valerian, arugula or umbrine herbs.
Basic steps:
- Organize modular pools in a stable and safe way, using different heights to maximize light.
- Fill each tank with a good organic universal soil, enriched with compost or organic fertilizer. On the bottom he places a layer of draining material of a few cm, such as expanded clay.
- Choose compact or dwarf strains that are ideal for container grows.
- Sow or transplant following the indications on seasonality.
- Water regularly, preferably early in the morning, and check the drainage (carefully make the holes in the bottom of the tub).
Maintenance and collection: practical tips
Once you have started your urban garden, a few weekly attentions are enough to keep it productive. Eliminate weeds, control any pests with natural methods, and prune plants when necessary. If possible, keep the herbs topped to prevent them from flowering, and to do so use sharp kitchen scissors. Modular tanks make these operations easier, as you can work standing or sitting, without bending over. If you decide to use ORTO&ORTO as a seed tray, label each container with the name and variety of the plant and the date of sowing. This will help you monitor growth and schedule new scalar plantings.
A small vegetable garden, great benefits
In addition to the pleasure of harvesting genuine zero-kilometer products, the vegetable garden on the balcony offers moments of relaxation, environmental education for the little ones and even savings on shopping. With our modular food-grade plastic system ORTO&ORTO, you can build a green corner in a practical and orderly way that adapts to your home and your lifestyle, offering you great satisfaction with little attention.
You can buy the bathtubs you want and create your own composition, according to your needs, or you can decide to buy our ORTOLINA (3 bathtubs) and SANREMO (4 bathtubs) sets that will help you easily build your vegetable garden on the balcony! Visit our online shop for more information!
