Three Pots on a Barcelona Balcony
Learn to grow cherry tomato, basil, and mint in three pots through practical choices about light, drainage, watering, and space.
Tres macetas en un balcón de Barcelona
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What you'll learn
Container gardening vocabulary, practical instructions, cause and condition connectors, and reflection questions in Spanish.
A beginner arranges three pots according to light, drainage, and the different needs of tomato, basil, and mint.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
mira hacia el este
newhas its open side pointing east
The phrase describes the direction of a balcony or window.
Useful for discussing light in a home.
agujeros de drenaje
newopenings that let extra water leave a pot
They allow excess water to escape.
A key phrase for container gardening.
un tutor junto a la planta
newa stake or support that holds stems up
It supports stems as they grow.
Useful for caring for tall plants.
un calendario fijo de riego
newwatering on the same timetable regardless of conditions
The gardener checks each plant instead of following one schedule.
Helps describe flexible plant care.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Potting mix
sustrato
the growing material around roots in a container
It holds some moisture while letting excess water drain.
A core word for container gardening.
Stem
tallos
the plant part that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit
A support can hold tomato stems.
Helps describe plant structure precisely.
Harvest
cosecha
the crop or the act and period of collecting it
Here it refers to collecting basil leaves.
Useful for talking about edible plants.
Spread
expansión
growth into a wider area
The pot limits the area into which mint can grow.
Helps discuss controlling plant growth.
Watering
riego
the act of giving water to plants
The article recommends observing each pot.
A basic plant care word.
Support
soporte
a structure or fitting that holds weight
It must be suitable for a heavy container.
An important word for balcony safety.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Before plus infinitive
Antes de comprar plantas
before doing an action
Spanish uses the infinitive comprar after antes de.
Useful for ordering steps in instructions.
Para plus infinitive
para sostener los tallos
expresses purpose
Para sostener explains the purpose of the support.
Useful for explaining why an action is done.
Si plus present
Si aparecen flores
a real condition pattern
The condition uses aparecen and the result uses puedo.
Useful for practical advice.
For that reason
Por eso distribuyo
introduces a consequence
It links the decision to the earlier fact about weight.
Helps connect cause and consequence clearly.
Would you check
¿Cómo comprobarías
asks about a possible method
The conditional form comprobarías invites a hypothetical answer.
Useful for discussing choices and hypotheses.
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