I have a balcony that sadly points northwards and towards the

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>>1063670
You need to give some details. What's your climate like (temperatures, sunny hours etc.) Where I'm living (Weinstraße, Palatinate) people actually grow wine on the north sides of mountains in the middle of the forest somewhat successfully. The grapes are way to sour to eat raw, but you can make an acceptable diluted wine (Schorle) from it.
grapes will however attract wasps since they start ripening during a time where they need sugar and lack better sources. My parents have some wine on the north-east corner of their house, and last year was the first time in the last 10 years that the wasps didn't destroy the whole crop. My grandfather (living in the Eifel, which should be comparable to southern bavaria) also grows some wine on the west side of his house.

I'd definitely stay away from Ivy, it'll grow into miniscule cracks in the plaster and force them open.

Something else that might work is Waldrebe / Jungfernrebe (don't know the english name, but since you're from Bavaria, I guess the german names are more useful anyhow). They grow quickly, are a beautiful light green instead of the dark green of ivy, don't attract wasps like wine does (they do however attract lots of bees while in bloom, so stay away from them if you're allergic to bee venom). they also need only very little soil (at my parent's house they have around 0.5m2 of soil for around 10m2 of leaves and branches).

>>1064168
I live in Munich so climate should be exactly the same as for you.
I have by now abandoned the idea of using Ivy or any similar clinging plant as I really dont wanna pay for replastering the wall when I move out...

Waldrebe (Clematis) I have looked into and they seem to be perfect, but I cant find much information if they will survive without direct sunlight every now and then.
Dont have a problem with bees so should be fine there, plus I doubt that many bees will actually make their way over the entire house into the centeryard.
Also do you know if Clematis will loose their leaves during winter? While not crucial, I would like to avoid having to rake leaves or possibly have them tumble on the skylight below my balcony...

>>1063670
Grow moss.

>>1063670
Devil's ivy will do great there. With a minimal amount of indirect sunlight it will be fine.

>>1064375
Looked into it and seeing as the natural habitats are all more or less tropical, I have to assume that it wont survive a german winter outside.
Still thanks a lot for the link because I am also looking for something to put in my room as well, which too doesnt get much light.

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>>1063670
>Will wine, for example, grow there, since it only gets a couple of hours of direct sunlight even during summer?
yes. i'm in the same situation like you and got wine a few months ago and it's growing nonstop.

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>>1064883
Looks great actually! Where do you live? Do you plan on packing the bucket into blankets for winter?
Also how big was it when you bought the plant? Or did you grow it from a single seed?

>>1064915
i live in vienna. i don't plan anything for winter since it's a "winterproof" plant. it was just the base stem with a few leaves when i got it in march, grows like weed since then.

>>1064933
Sweet! Thanks a bunch Austriabro!

>>1064934
you're welcome and happy gardening!