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Monthly Archives: June 2012
The Balcony Project: plants for north-facing spaces
The next stage in the balcony planning is a little research on plants that will do well in north-facing areas. Given my other requirements, I’m most interested in edibles, and perennials or self-seekers (for minimal ongoing maintenance). It’s a good … Continue reading
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Tagged flowers, fruit, north-facing, permaculture, plants, research, shade, the balcony project, vegetables
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Garden update
Despite the erratic weather, things in the garden are moving on happily. A quick list (no photos this time, may try to add some tomorrow): Apples on the apple tree! Research suggests that as this is a 3-yr-old tree, I … Continue reading
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Tagged apple tree, beans, courgettes, gardening, growing things, peas, salad veg, the garden project, tomatoes, vegetables
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The Balcony Project: sector & zone analysis
I’m planning planting for our balcony, and in my last post on this wrote up the surveying. The next step is to do the analysis: some possible approaches are to consider zones, sectors, and input/output. For this project zones aren’t … Continue reading
Posted in balcony, permaculture, the balcony project
Tagged permaculture, planning, the balcony project
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