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Urban farming tech – Sub-irrigation
Sub-irrigation is a phrase I only recently came across. I was familiar with self-watering pots, which a home gardener might have a couple of, and I knew of wicking beds, a type of garden bed which also works on the … Continue reading
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Tagged balcony, balcony garden, city farms, recycled materials, rooftop gardens, self-watering, small space gardening, sub-irrigation, summer gardens, urban agriculture, urban design, urban farming, water conservation, water management, water restrictions
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How to: Raingardens, and vegetables under the downpipe
A raingarden is a (usually small) planter or mini-garden watered only by rain when it falls. They’re a lovely way of creating a garden feature, should you have the right kind of climate for them. The right kind of climate … Continue reading
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Tagged low maintenance, low water use, raingarden, rainwater, self-watering, stormwater, water-saving
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How to: Wicking beds
A wicking garden bed is basically one that works much like a self-watering pot. There is a water reservoir underneath the bed, and water wicks up from it through the soil to reach the plant roots. They can be any … Continue reading
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Tagged garden beds, irrigation, low water use, self-watering, sub-surface irrigation, urban farming, water banking, water-saving, wicking beds
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Balcony box garden with styrofoam fruit boxes (video)
I’ve lived most of my adult life in flats, none of them on the ground floor. So I’ve had a bit of practice at gardening in small spaces and in pots and containers. The last flat I was in was … Continue reading
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Tagged balcony, box garden, how to, pot plants, recycled materials, small space gardening, transportable garden
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Bean screen – small space gardening “how to”
My two-year-old helped me plant the bean screen last week, as part of our first week of firstspring. Here’s what it looks like: This is a small-space gardening technique I’ve been working with. The idea is that we put climbing … Continue reading
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Tagged how to, pot plants, small space gardening, snails, visual screening
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