Today I’m going to talk about the nitrogen deficiency I dealt with with the tomatoes I grow on the rooftop of the house in the city. I grow them in “pots” that I made out of sacks. We’ll look at the conditions under which nitrogen trophenia developed and what the cause and treatment ultimately was. […]
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By urban farming on balconies we refer to the cultivation of vegetables, fruits, herbs, but we also extend it to urban livestock farming or urban beekeeping. Cities, especially Greek cities, although they may seem like an inhospitable environment for growing crops, livestock or beekeeping, in reality this is not the case. There are places in
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How do I sow potatoes in the garden? Potatoes can be grown in the garden, but even on the balcony or terrace in the city. In both cases, you need to make sure that the soil in which they are grown is fluffy and soft so that the potatoes can grow in it and become
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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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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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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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