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GARDEN / A VISUAL GUIDE
Practical growing ideas for the space you have.
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Compass orientation alone does not guarantee full sun. Upper floor overhangs, solid parapets, and side divider screens cast shifting shadows that divide your deck into narrow micro-strips of direct beam light and shade.
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On a clear late spring day, photograph your balcony from your doorway every two hours from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Three consecutive illuminated checks show roughly six hours of direct sun, qualifying as full sun.
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Tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers require at least six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight to avoid leggy stems and dropped blossoms. Reserve your outermost railing zones and brightest perimeters for these high-energy edibles.
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Root crops like radishes and herbs like parsley or mint thrive with four to five hours of sun. Leafy greens need only three to four hours; afternoon shade protects them from premature bolting and bitterness.
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Low pots hidden behind solid railings often sit in prolonged shade. Use stable 12- to 18-inch stands or secure railing brackets to lift foliage above shadows into the continuous open sunlight overhead.
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Hard concrete and brick radiate intense heat into container root systems. Place light-colored pots on feet for cooling airflow, and group containers so upper foliage shades lower rims from extreme drying.
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