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Easy Summer Gardening Tips for Your Small Space Garden
Balcony growing in apartment blocks is rewarding! Factors such as exposure to intense sun or lack of it, reflective surfaces, wind and light can all make growing a few storeys up or in...
How to Grow Container Cucumbers
Seriously, If I can grow Cucumbers in containers, you can too. The thing going for you as a small space grower is that Cucumbers don't require alot of space, and...
Grow Food At Home
Urban farming is one of the most important movements of our time. My home is an urban balcony farm in Sydney, about 30 kms from the city. where the vegetables and fruits...
How to Grow in PVC Drainpipes
The Tip Shop is a the perfect plaace to find your piece of PVC drainpipe that converts into a slender, small-space fitting container garden! When you look creatively, almost anything...
How To Attract Native Bees To Your Garden
The Balcony garden at Up On The Rooftop is home to two Australian Native Bee hives of the species Tetragonula Carbonaria. You too can be a bees-knees supporter of these gentle...
How To Grow Corn in a Small Space
Corn is traditionally grown in garden beds and fields however, not owning either, I have had great success in growing crops of corn each Summer in containers on my Balcony....
The Joy of Growing a Garden
Growing a garden in a small space is one of life's greatest privileges. Whether it is large or small, on land or a container garden, producing food or something pleasing...
Pickled Balcony Cucumbers Recipe
Pickles are quick and easy to prepare and are a favourite traditional food. Fermented foods aid gut health and it's so easy to do! This is the recipe I use for...