Chhoti balcony mein garden kaise banayein: flat ke liye practical guide

Flat ki balcony aksar chhoti hi hoti hai. Kisi ki bas ek meter gehri hai, kisi pe upar wali balcony ki wajah se dhoop kam aati hai, koi oonchi floor pe hai jahan tez hawa chalti hai, aur kisi ko dopahar ki dhoop tapa deti hai. Phir bhi itni si jagah mein kaafi plants aaram se lag jaate hain, bas gamla khareedne se pehle chaar cheezein soch lijiye: dhoop, wazan, paani aur hawa.

Step 1: Kuch bhi khareedne se pehle dhoop ka hisaab lagaiye

Kaunsa plant chalega, ye sabse zyada dhoop decide karti hai. Isliye kisi saaf dhoop wale din apni balcony ko dhyaan se dekhiye.

1. Har ek-do ghante mein check kijiye, subah jaldi (lagbhag 7 baje) se shaam tak, aur note kijiye ki seedhi dhoop kahan pad rahi hai: floor pe, railing pe, kisi corner mein ya peeche ki deewar pe.
2. Har jagah ke ghante mota-mota jod lijiye. Zaroori nahi ki dhoop ek saath mile: subah do ghante aur dopahar ke baad chaar ghante, matlab total chhe ghante.
3. Season badle to phir dekhiye. Sardiyon mein suraj neeche rehta hai, isliye jis south-facing balcony pe upar wali balcony ki chhaon rehti hai, us pe May ke mukaable December mein zyada seedhi dhoop aa sakti hai.

Chhe ghante ya zyada seedhi dhoop ko full sun (poori dhoop), lagbhag 3 se 6 ghante ko part sun (aadhi dhoop) aur isse kam ko zyadatar chhaon kehte hain (alag-alag sources mein ghanton ki limit thodi alag milti hai).

Oregon State University Extension ka seedha sa rule hai ki south-facing khidki pe sabse tez dhoop aati hai, east aur west beech mein rehte hain, aur north-facing pe light kam rehti hai. North India mein mote taur pe yahi pattern chalta hai; par usse aage south ke ilaakon mein, aur garmiyon mein to poore desh mein, north-facing balcony pe bhi seedhi dhoop aa sakti hai, isliye direction se zyada apne dhoop ke hisaab pe bharosa kijiye.

Step 2: Balcony pe kitna wazan pad raha hai

University of Wisconsin–Extension warn karta hai ki bade gamle geele hone pe kaafi bhaari ho jaate hain, aur balcony pe aise kai gamle hon to problem ho sakti hai. Andaaze ke liye dekhiye ki hamare product data ke hisaab se Lasaki ke teen ceramic gamlon ka wazan kitna hai, yaani mitti ya paudha daalne se pehle ka (is guide mein diye products ke saare naap aur wazan andaazan hain aur isi data se liye gaye hain):

Mitti, paani aur paudha judte hi wazan kaafi badh jaata hai. Sirf kuch products ka wazan hi hamare data mein hai; kisi gamle ka wazan chahiye to humse pooch lijiye.

• Bhaari gamle deewar ke paas. RHS (UK ki Royal Horticultural Society) kehti hai ki building se bahar nikli balconies pe aksar wazan ki strict limit hoti hai, aur bhaari gamle load uthane wali deewar ke paas rakhne chahiye: matlab peeche ki deewar se satake, bahar wale kinare pe line mein nahi.
• Garden ki mitti nahi, soilless mix. Wisconsin Extension ke hisaab se bina mitti wale potting mix (soilless mix) kaafi halke hote hain aur mitti wale mix kahin zyada bhaari; cocopeat (nariyal ke chhilke se bana) aise mix ka common base hai. Bas dhyaan rahe, soilless mix jaldi sookhte hain aur inhe double tak paani lag sakta hai.
• Bada setup ho to pehle poochiye. Raised bed, bade planters ya bade gamlon ki lambi line lagani ho, to pehle housing society, builder ya kisi structural engineer se baat kar lijiye; balcony kitna wazan jhel sakti hai, ye dekh ke koi nahi bata sakta.

Step 3: Paani kahan jaayega, ye pehle soch lijiye

Drainage hole

Jis gamle mein seedha paudha lagana hai, usmein paani nikalne ka hole (drainage hole) zaroori hai; uske bina theek se paani dena mushkil hota hai. Hamare product data mein ye record nahi hai ki kis gamle mein hole hai, isliye product photos dekhiye ya humse pooch lijiye.

Bina hole wala gamla cover pot ki tarah kaam aa sakta hai: paudhe ko hole wale plastic nursery pot mein hi rehne dijiye, use decorative gamle ke andar rakh dijiye, aur neeche jama paani phenk dijiye.

Plate, padosi aur naali

• Plate ya tray rakhiye jahan bhi paani neeche wale padosi ki balcony mein tapak sakta hai ya floor pe nishaan chhod sakta hai, aur gamle se tapakna band hote hi plate khaali kar dijiye. Gamle ko kabhi paani mein khada mat chhodiye.
• Floor ki naali saaf rakhiye; repotting ke baad giri mitti jhaad lijiye.
• Floor pe rakhe bade gamlon ko thoda upar uthaiye, do eenton ya chhote pot feet pe, taaki hole se paani nikalta rahe aur jadein paani mein dubi na rahein.

Lasaki ki gamlon ke neeche rakhne wali plates aur trays chhote aur medium gamlon ke liye hain: round plates lagbhag 16 cm tak chaudi, ek rectangular plate lagbhag 20 × 14 cm ki, aur lambi Slato tray lagbhag 23.5 × 11.5 cm ki. Ye tray kisi shelf pe ya khidki ki andar wali chaukhat pe chhote gamlon ki line ke liye achhi hai. Isse bade gamle ke liye uska tala naapiye aur humse poochiye. Chhota gamla lena ho to alag se plate dhoondhne ki zaroorat hi nahi: plate wale gamle apni plate ke saath aate hain, jaise Pearl medium white with plate, lagbhag 15 × 15 cm aur 13.5 cm ooncha.

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Step 4: Deewar aur oonchai ka use kijiye

Deewar pe lagne wale gamle

Cloy wall hanging gamle teen size mein hain:

• Cloy small wall hanging: lagbhag 15.5 cm ooncha, lambai-chaudai lagbhag 5 × 6 cm
• Cloy medium wall hanging: lagbhag 20 cm ooncha, lambai-chaudai lagbhag 6 × 8.5 cm
• Cloy big wall hanging: lagbhag 26 cm ooncha, lambai-chaudai lagbhag 7 × 10 cm

Itne patle gamlon mein mitti thodi hi aati hai aur ye jaldi sookhte hain, isliye inmein chhote, kam nakhre wale plants lagaiye aur garmiyon mein roz check kijiye: chhaon wali deewar pe money plant ki cutting ya chhota spider plant, dhoop wali deewar pe portulaca. Hamare data mein ye record nahi hai ki Cloy gamle deewar pe kaise lagte hain, ya ye khule mein rakhne ke liye bane hain ya nahi, isliye seedhi dhoop aur baarish wali jagah latkaane se pehle photos dekhiye ya humse poochiye. Aisi fitting lagaiye jo geele gamle ka wazan jhel sake, drill karne se pehle makaan-maalik ya society se pooch lijiye, aur dheere-dheere paani daaliye taaki deewar pe na bahe.

Tier wale stands

Stand ek tile jitni jagah ko do-teen levels mein badal deta hai. Lasaki ke wood products mein aise do stands hain:

• Noah two tier black stand: black colour, lagbhag 38 cm ooncha aur 25 cm chauda
• three tier hanging stand: lagbhag 59 cm ooncha, aur lambai-chaudai lagbhag 36.5 × 36.5 cm. Gamle ispe kaise rakhe ya latkaaye jaate hain, ye photos mein dekh lijiye, aur har level pe kitna bada gamla aayega, ye jaanna ho to humse poochiye

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• Sabse bhaari gamle sabse neeche, taaki stand stable rahe. Hamare data mein kisi bhi stand ki load capacity nahi likhi, isliye kisi pe bhi bhaari gamle rakhne se pehle humse pooch lijiye.
• Dhoop pasand plants upar, kyunki upar ke levels neeche walon pe chhaya kar sakte hain, aur har gamle ke neeche plate.
• Wooden stands dhaki hui jagah mein rakhiye, jahan seedhi baarish na pade. Hamare data mein ye record nahi hai ki lakdi kaunsi hai, uspe koi finish hai ya nahi, ya ye stands khule mein rakhne ke liye bane hain ya nahi, isliye open terrace ke liye pehle humse pooch lijiye.

Railing aur hanging baskets

Gamle railing ke andar ki taraf hi rakhiye. Munder pe rakha ya railing ke bahar latka gamla dhakke ya hawa se gir sakta hai, aur upar ki floor se gira gamla neeche chal rahe logon ke liye sach mein khatarnak hai; society ke rules bhi check kar lijiye. Chhat ke hook pe latki baskets sabse jaldi sookhti hain (RHS ke hisaab se tez dhoop aur garmi ke dino mein inhe roz bhi paani dena pad sakta hai), aur geeli basket sookhi se kaafi bhaari hoti hai, isliye mazboot hook lagaiye.

Step 5: Jitni dhoop hai, uske hisaab se plants chuniye

Ab Step 1 wale dhoop ke hisaab se har jagah ke liye plants match kijiye. Indian gharon mein aam taur pe lagne wale kuch plants:

Inhe bas starting point samjhiye: varieties alag hoti hain, aur May mein Delhi ki west-facing balcony Bengaluru ki hawadar balcony se kahin zyada tough jagah hai. Loo aur heatwave mein gamle chhaon mein shift kar dijiye, ya shade net laga lijiye.

Lasaki ke zyadatar gamle table aur khidki pe rakhne wale size ke hain. Mirchi ya bougainvillea ke liye bade ceramic gamlon mein se chuniye, aur gamle ke cm wale naap ko paudhe ke root ball (jadon ke gole) se mila ke dekhiye. Gamla khule mein rahega to pehle photos dekhiye ya humse pooch lijiye.

Hawa aur monsoon

Hawa

• Sabse hawadar corner mein kam oonchai wale, chaude gamle. RHS warn karti hai ki oonche, patle gamle aasaani se gir jaate hain. Shape ke hisaab se Merger multi, lagbhag 17.5 cm ooncha aur 33 cm chauda, hawadar jagah ke liye Aura multi se better hai, jo lagbhag 54 cm ooncha aur 28 cm chauda hai. Par hamare data mein na gamle ki finish record hai, na ye ki wo khule mein rakhne ke liye bana hai ya nahi, isliye kisi bhi gamle ko seedhi baarish aur dhoop wali jagah rakhne se pehle photos dekhiye ya humse pooch lijiye.
• Hawa ko rokiye mat, chhaaniye. RHS jaali ya patti wali screen ko better maanti hai, kyunki solid deewar ke peeche hawa bhanwar bana sakti hai; bamboo ki chik bhi isi tarah kaam karti hai.
• Aandhi se pehle saamaan andar. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) ki salaah hai ki jo chhoti-moti cheezein tez hawa mein ud sakti hain, unhe kamre ke andar safe rakh dijiye. Aandhi ya cyclone ki warning aaye, to latakte gamle utaar lijiye aur official advice follow kijiye.

Baarish aur nami

• Andaaza nahi, mitti chhoo ke dekhiye. RHS batati hai ki upar wale flat ka chhajja peeche rakhe gamlon tak baarish pahunchne se rok sakta hai, jabki aage wale gamle bheeg jaate hain.
• Baarish ke baad plates khaali kijiye. Dengue failane wale machhar ruke paani mein panapte hain, aur America ki health agency CDC ki salaah hai ki gamlon ki plates hafte mein ek baar khaali karke ragad ke saaf kijiye.
• Plants ko saans lene ki jagah dijiye. Nami wale mausam mein grey mould (ek tarah ki fungus) tezi se failta hai, isliye gamlon ko thoons ke mat rakhiye aur sookhi-murjhaai pattiyan aur phool jaldi hata dijiye. Paani patton pe nahi, mitti mein dijiye.

Paani dene ka aisa routine jo roz nibh sake

Gamlon ke plants ko saal bhar paani chahiye. Trick ye hai ki pehle check kijiye, phir achhe se paani dijiye.

1. Check kijiye. Surface se lagbhag 2.5 cm (ek inch) neeche mitti sookhi lage, tab paani dijiye; chhota gamla uthane pe bahut halka lage, to bhi samajhiye ki paani chahiye.
2. Bharpoor paani dijiye, jab tak neeche se thoda nikal na aaye, phir plate khaali kijiye. Roz thoda-thoda chhidakne se jadein upar hi reh jaati hain aur surface ke paas namak jama hota hai.
3. Ho sake to subah paani dijiye, kadi garmi se pehle, aur mitti ke upar sookhi pattiyon ki layer (mulch) bichha dijiye taaki paani kam ude.

Quick checklist

• Plants khareedne se pehle dhoop ka hisaab, aur agle season mein phir se.
• Bhaari gamle peeche ki deewar se sate hon; railing ke bahar kuch nahi.
• Jahan hawa tez ho, wahan kam oonchai wale, chaude gamle.
• Upar ki 2.5 cm mitti sookhne pe bharpoor paani, roz thoda-thoda chhidkaav nahi.
• Baarish ke baad plates palatiye, aur hafte mein ek baar ragad ke dhoiye.

Nursery, shop, cafe aur designers ke liye

Balcony gardening karne walon ko patle gamle, unse match karti plates aur stands chahiye. Lasaki ke catalogue mein ceramic gamle, plates aur trays, aur wood products hain, jaise upar bataye stands. Retailers, nurseries, cafes aur interior designers trade access request kar sakte hain, aur jo baat product data mein nahi hai, jaise drainage hole, wazan ya koi stand kaise judta hai, uske liye humse poochiye.