Because we don't have a lot of experience in this subject and how we would have to plant the vegetables and fruits we made an interview with Carmen's aunt, Angela. She plants her own vegetables and some fruits on her balcony.
Carmen: "Which vegetables do you plant every year?"
Angela: "Normally I plant different herbes, carrots, onions, pumpkins, different salads, potatoes, leeks and radies"
Carmen: "How many different vegetables do you plant?"
Angela: "about 12 different vegetables and a lot of herbes like chives, parsley, Basil and many more.
Carmen: "Which vegetable does grow the fastest?"
Angela: "It's definitely the salad. It only takes about nine weeks until you can harvest it."
Carmen: "Can you also grow fruits on your balcony?"
Angela: "Yes, of course. you can plant different varieties of berrys. If you have a enough space you can also grow a plum or apple tree in a pot.
Carmen: "Whats the easiest fruit or vegetable to plant?"
Angela: "I really think that growing a plum tree is very easy to plant if you have enough space."
Carmen: "What is important that a plant grows?"
Angela: "You have to look that you water your whole garden enough, so the plants and the soil around it don't dry out. Of course the plants also need a lot of sunshine and the clima has to be right. It is logical that you can't plant a pineapple or mango in switzerland because the clima is not the right one but you can't influence that."
Carmen: "How much effort do you have to put in?"
Angela: "In summer you have to water your garden everyday and you have to do some gardenwork at least once a week."
Carmen: "Do you taste any differences between self planted or buyed food?"
Angela: "Definitely. the taste of the self-planted food is much more taste intensive than the food you buy in the store."