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--- michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony [2014-02-12 23:25] – nik
+++ michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony [2014-04-09 12:12] (current) – 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.
-===Site pictures===
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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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   * **Small plants go in the front**: place the smallest plants on the front of the balcony to avoid shading by taller ones.
   * **Place shade-tolerating plants behind sun-liking**: place the shade-tolerating plants (mostly leaf- and root-vegetables) behind the sun-liking (mostly fruit-bearing plants).
-  * **Apply [:companion_planting|companion planting]]**: place plants benefiting from each other the one next to the other.
+  * **Apply [[:companion_planting|companion planting]]**: place plants benefiting from each other the one next to the other.
   * **Perform crop rotations**: do not plant the same plants at the same spot all the time & make several harvests within one growing season.
-===What I would like to grow===
+Here are some [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:design_sketches|sketches]] representing potential designs for the balcony.
-==Creepers==
-As I have quite a lot of wall surface, I would like to grow many creepers.
-  * Cucumbers
-  * Creeping-tomatoes
-  * Beans
-  * Small squashes
-==Shade-tolerating vegetables==
-  * Radish
-  * Salads - especially varieties with continuous growth
-==Fruit-bearing vegetables==
-  * Peppers
-  * Egg-plants
-==Herbs==
-  * Garlic
+====Vegetal Work====
-  * Green onions
-  * Chives
-  * Thyme
-  * Rosemary
-===First sketches===
+After [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:getting_seeds|getting some seeds]], [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:what_i_planted|I planted]] most of them, sometimes looking for [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:sowing_instructions|instructions]].
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+====Hardware Infrastructure====
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+Here are some details about [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:seedling_pots|seedling pots made from waste]], [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:growing_bags|planters made out of grocery bags]], [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:self-watering|self-watering trials]] and [[windshields]].