In September I sow broccoli, spinach and lettuce seeds. Start of September or late August is the time to start preparing for the autumn crops. I chose to start the fall season by growing broccoli, spinach, lettuce and beets (beets are not mentioned in the rest of this article). Broccoli is beneficial to health. Spinach […]
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Can I grow vegetables on balconies and rooftops even though modern cities seem to be a hostile environment for growing vegetables? Yes you can! The idea of being able to grow vegetables in the city, on a balcony, or rooftop is appealing. We can take advantage of a space that already exists and perhaps goes
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The return to the village was something that was of great concern to many Greeks in the early years of the economic crisis that started in 2008. The dead ends that appeared in the cities, the lay offs, the unemployment, the lack of work and prospects, led to the search for alternatives. Thus many Greeks
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I build a raised garden of 1 square meter in Greece, with simple materials and test the possibility of growing in this garden. Even if you have enough natural space to grow, the idea of growing in a controlled environment with the ideal soil is appealing. This artificial garden is ideal for growing in the
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From city kid to posting a new vegetable gardener guide. As a city kid, the only contact I had with vegetables was when we bought them ready-made from the market and when we consumed them. In the majority of cases, I had never seen the plants from which the things we ate came from. I
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Celery (Apium Graveolens) is a biennial plant with a height of 0.3 to 0.9 meters. There are 2 main varieties of celery: One with a large fleshy root known as celery root, grown for it and eaten raw, in salads, in soups and cooked in various combinations and, a second the more classic, with fleshy
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You will find answers from experts to frequently asked questions about the construction of green roofs, vegetable gardens, types of green roofs, types of plants that can be planted, the many benefits of green roofs in the urban environment. Can a rooftop or roof in the city be turned into a garden? The answer is
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Have you thought about building a vegetable rooftop garden with Alpha Blocks (YTONG block)? It’s a simple construction and it has a low cost. For the construction of the garden, we use alpha blocks because they are lightweight and do not stress our building with their weight and we can build it in the dimensions
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