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Balcony Gardening

Everything starts with knowing your balcony.

Before choosing plants, figure out three things: how much direct sun the space gets, how exposed it is to wind, and how consistently you can water it. Almost every balcony-gardening failure traces back to guessing on one of these instead of checking.

Start here — the core guides

Read these in order if you're starting from scratch:

A few beginner-friendly plants

Good first choices while you learn your balcony's conditions:

Money Plant (Pothos)

Tolerates low light and irregular watering — the most forgiving starting point.

Curry Leaf Plant

Thrives in full sun and is genuinely useful in an Indian kitchen.

Aloe Vera

Needs very little water; rots faster from overwatering than neglect.

Marigold

Fast-growing, sun-loving, and a good gauge of how much light your balcony gets.