Two-and-a-half packs of vegetable seeds, dozens of earth and flower pots, and a few bottles of fertilizer made with orange-skined rice water 95 years later, the citizens of phoenix built a “plain farm” on their own balcony of 5 square metres. Today, growing vegetables and vegetables on the balcony, such as peas, strawberries, tomatoes and mints, has become a new way of life for a growing number of sandy young people, who become “urban farmers” and experience the pleasure of farm life in busy urban life。
Vegetable freedom
In recent days, at the corner of the market for three flowers in the frou district, five or six stalls selling seedlings have opened up, attracting a large number of citizens to choose to buy them. One shopkeeper told reporters that only flowers used to be sold in the store and that after two years of growing, many people had started to run vegetable varieties。
"there's a little tan, and last year we planted tomatoes and peppers. It was a kind of game, but i didn't know it was good." in her hand, ms. Wu took a bag of selected vegetables and shared her growing heart on the balcony farm, “i took photos and videos to the circle of friends, recording the growth of peppers, and felt particularly successful. So this time we bought tomatoes and colored peppers, and we're going to grow some green leaves, and we're going to free the vegetables."
On various social platforms, many netizens share their feelings and feelings about growing food on the balcony. In terms of type, there is a single bowl of lettuce, or a variety of fruits and vegetables with an entire balcony; in terms of equipment, there are foam boxes, and there are specialized lighting and watering intelligence devices. But in any case, they're just as passionate about growing vegetables on the balcony。
It is a matter of concern that, today, the main force behind the garden is young people. According to the 2022 balconies report, released by the patronal cat, among the population buying seeds, the largest number of seeds was bought after 95, followed by 80. In the first quarter of this year, the sale of vegetable seeds of all types on the porcupine cat platform rose sharply, with the purchase of seeds increasing by more than 100 per cent for the third consecutive year。
Self-socialization, growing food hot for the balcony economy
Unlike in the past, the growing number of young people in cities competed for the equivalent of “growers”, bringing various types of time and fruits to the balcony and creating new trends in the “roast economy”。
On the short video platform, the number of videos on the subject of “croping” has reached 8. 9 billion; on the little red book, a search is made for “panel growing”, a full account of the knowledge of growing food, the plank to grow it, the tools to grow it. The daily use of photographs and videos to record the growing of vegetables on the balcony, and the sharing of culinary ideas in the community of friends, has become a new form of socialization among young people。
Young people are in love with growing vegetables, and businesses have already captured this new business opportunity and are trying to “rejuvenate” the vegetable farmers. A vehicular seed shop of over 10,000 is available on internet buying platforms, covering almost all common vegetable items, such as a package of 300 grams of raw seed at a price of $2. 5 for fertilizer and shovels. Several purchase pages with labels such as pests, 20 days of harvest, easy to live and so on are very friendly for some of the starters. Some have introduced a new one-stop glove meal with a gardener's guidebook and a video of the gardener's guide; others have launched a live show of vegetables, hand-to-hand teaching of “white” gardening, and a teaching session。
Compared to the “grain” of traditional agricultural tools, young people grow a full sense of precision on the balcony, except for the fine choice of the pigmentation of the vegetable packagings, which are “black technology” such as deworming sprays, lighting lamps, vegetable growers and gardening packages. “horticultural tools, special fertilizers, high-carrying vegetables ... The lighting of plants is essential.” after that, ms. Zheng laughed that less than $10 had been spent on the purchase of seeds, but that hundreds of dollars had been spent on supporting tools。
The young will pay for pleasure
"sharing my little cabbage, without any fertilizer or medicine, young, harmless vegetables!" in changsha, white collars or students, dominated by 80, 90 and 00, become the main force of “urban farmers”. Despite their different reasons for growing vegetables on the balcony, they reap material or spiritual pleasure during planting。
“the happiest thing about coming home from work every day is to go to the balcony and see how these vegetables are growing, watering them and feeling particularly curable.” chili, garlic, tomatoes, carrots, onions ... At the end of last year, zhong ling opened a “private garden” on her balcony after 95 years ago, and nearly 10 common vegetables are now entering the pick-up season. She put the results of her own cooking on social media and quickly reaped the praise of a large number of friends。
Why are more and more young people becoming “urban farmers”? Journalists in the interview found that in many districts of changsha, large people like zhong ling used their leisure time to beat the small balcony into a “seed garden”. Whether it is simple and rough to use used paper boxes, mineral water bottles, with scraps of garlic, raw root veggies, or with a professional smart grower, science regulates temperature, light, water, fat, and acoustic acumen, in any way it can find a fellow partner. For many young people, gardening becomes the next fashion, and achieving self-sufficiency is more like adding flowers, making it easier to operate, enjoyable, scientific and technological, and gaining a sense more important。
