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--- michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony [2014-03-06 11:52] – michka
+++ michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony [2014-03-07 14:35] – michka
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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.
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-===Environmental description===
 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://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2785070-the-urban-homestead|this fantastic book]] from [[http://opengreens.okno.be/person.php?id=85|Annemie]]'s library, and extracted most of the following design principles from its deliciously-written pages.
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   * **Perform crop rotations**: do not plant the same plants at the same spot all the time & make several harvests within one growing season.
-===Design sketches===
+Here are some [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:design_sketches|sketches]] representing potential designs for the balcony.
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+====What I planted====
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+On February 26th, I planted indoors the following seeds brought by Rasa:
-===What I planted===
-On February 26th, I planted:
   * Three pots of [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:cornichon_vert_petit_de_Paris|Cornichon Vert Petit de Paris]] (small cucumbers)
   * Three pots of [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:black_and_purple_beans|black and purple Beans]]
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   * One pot of [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:pak_choi_taisai|Pak choi Taisai]]
   * One pot of [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:epinard_matador|Epinard Matador]] (spinach)
+On March 3rd, I planted indoors the following seeds bought at [[http://www.gouteraujardin.be/localisation-des-jardins/fraternites%20ouvri%C3%A8res/|Fraternités Ouvrières's]] garden:
+  * One pot of Aubergine Ronde de Valence (eggplant).
+  * One pot of Concombre Vyaznikosku (cucumber)
+  * One pot of Lentille Verte (Lentils)
+  * One pot of Poivron King of the North (pepper)
+  * One pot of Poivron Doux Chocolat (pepper)
+  * One pot of Piment Hot Cherry (chili)
+  * One pot of Tournesol Géant (sunflower)
+  * One pot of Tomate Jaune Yellow Belgium (yellow tomato)
+  * One pot of Tomate Blanche Douce de Picardie (white tomato)
+  * One pot of Tomate de Bonne Garde New Zealand Paste Pink (pink tomato)
+  * One pot of Tomate Grimpante De Bearo (creeping tomato)
+On March 4th, I planted indoors the following seeds bought at [[http://www.gouteraujardin.be/localisation-des-jardins/fraternites%20ouvri%C3%A8res/|Fraternités Ouvrières's]] garden:
+  * One pot of Basilic Pesto (basil)
+  * One pot of Réglisse Française (liquorice)
+  * One pot of Stevia Stevie
+  * One pot of Verveine Officinale (verbena)
+  * One pot of Saponaire (cockle)
+====Following====
+I am currently researching on sowing growing bags out of [[michka:bioproductive_balcony:grocery_bags_containers|unusable grocery bags]].
 ===What I would like to plant===