Balcony Pot House - 3-Year Development Plan

Purpose

Develop a practical balcony container growing system for limited-space food production and crop observation.

Year 1

• document current containers and crops;
• track water demand;
• observe heat stress;
• compare pruning and support methods;
• collect useful seed where realistic.

Year 2

• improve container layout;
• standardize soil mixes;
• test resilient crops;
• compare yield per container;
• connect results to Plant Profiles and Crop Matrix.

Year 3

• keep the best-performing crops;
• reduce wasted watering and labor;
• use the balcony as a compact cultivar test site.