Start thinking about balcony plants now
If you want to grow your own balcony plants, then start sowing seeds on the windowsill by the end of February. Suitable plants are busy Lizzies, geraniums, lobelia, snapdragons, petunias, semperflorens begonias, verbenas and many others. But remember as the plants can only be planted outside in May, you will need to have enough space on a bright windowsill. Use a peat-free soil specially designed for sowing and growing young plants and cuttings and for cultivating herbs.