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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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   * **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===
-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]]
-  * Two pots of [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:cherry_tomatoes|Cherry Tomatoes]]
-  * Two pots of [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:green_peas|Green Peas]]
-  * One pot of [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:bio_brocoli_vert|Bio Brocoli Vert]] (broccoli)
-  * One pot of [[michka:know-hows:bioproductive_balcony:garlic|Garlic]]
-  * 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)
-===What I would like to plant===
-==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==
+====Vegetal Work====
-  * Peppers
+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]].
-  * Egg-plants
-==Herbs==
+====Hardware Infrastructure====
-  * Garlic
+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]].
-  * Green onions
-  * Chives
-  * Thyme
-  * Rosemary