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FoAM offered me to transform their small balcony into a Bioproductive site. It will allow me to practice gardening and garden design. | FoAM offered me to transform their small balcony into a Bioproductive site. It will allow me to practice gardening and garden design. | ||
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The balcony is facing East and South. Walls protect it from West and North. Thanks to its position at the last floor of the building, he gets sunlight during most of the day. He can also benefit from rainfalls, as it is not cover by a roof or another balcony. | The balcony is facing East and South. Walls protect it from West and North. Thanks to its position at the last floor of the building, he gets sunlight during most of the day. He can also benefit from rainfalls, as it is not cover by a roof or another balcony. | ||
- | ===Design principles=== | + | ====Design principles==== |
I borrowed [[http:// | I borrowed [[http:// | ||
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* **Perform crop rotations**: | * **Perform crop rotations**: | ||
- | ===What I would like to grow=== | + | Here are some [[michka: |
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+ | ====What I planted==== | ||
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+ | I am looking for seeds, and I have a few of them to exchange too. Have a look at [[http:// | ||
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+ | On February 26th, I planted indoors the following seeds brought by Rasa: | ||
+ | * Three pots of [[michka: | ||
+ | * Three pots of [[michka: | ||
+ | * Two pots of [[michka: | ||
+ | * Two pots of [[michka: | ||
+ | * One pot of [[michka: | ||
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+ | On March 3rd, I planted indoors the following seeds bought at [[http:// | ||
+ | * One pot of [[michka: | ||
+ | * One pot of [[michka: | ||
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+ | On March 4th, I planted indoors the following seeds bought at [[http:// | ||
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+ | * One pot of [[michka: | ||
+ | * One pot of [[michka: | ||
+ | * One pot of [[michka: | ||
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+ | On March 25th, I planted indoors many others seeds (156 exactly). Detailed report is coming... | ||
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+ | ====Growing Bags==== | ||
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+ | I am currently researching on sewing growing bags out of [[michka: | ||
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+ | ====Sowing Instructions==== | ||
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+ | I started direct sowing of a few vegetables on the balcony. Here are the information I gathered to sow [[michka: | ||
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+ | ====Self-Watering Systems==== | ||
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+ | I also looked for diverse [[http:// | ||
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+ | ===Rope-based system=== | ||
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+ | Water flows slowly from the bottle to the soil through the rope, by capillarity. It works but does not waters the soil enough. | ||
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+ | ===Fabric-based system=== | ||
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+ | It is supposed to work almost the same way as the rope-based system, but does not seem to be as efficient - it may be a design issue. A new version made of a continuous piece of fabric - and not small ones tied up together - should be tried out. | ||
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+ | ===Water-layer based system=== | ||
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+ | I found this design [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===Good neighbour system=== | ||
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+ | After these failures, Rasa offered me to take care of the seedlings when I am away, and I am very grateful to her ! | ||
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+ | ====Windshield==== | ||
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+ | After dramatic death of my first seedlings during a windy day, I started to think about how to protect the plants on the balcony from the wind. I have currently installed a piece of transparent plastic and some glass windows as windshields. I may move towards a system based on plastic bottles. | ||
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+ | ====Getting seeds==== | ||
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+ | * Fraternités Ouvrières, Mouscron | ||
+ | * Graines de Troc website | ||
+ | * Plant Catching website | ||
+ | * From friends | ||
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+ | ====What I would like to plant==== | ||
==Creepers== | ==Creepers== | ||
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* Thyme | * Thyme | ||
* Rosemary | * Rosemary | ||
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