Creating your own “hanging gardens of Babylon” in a city garden is every urban gardener’s dream. While using lines of string to draw climbing plants up works well, having the cross strings of the netting enables the gardener to slow down the “shooting to the top.” In a corner space such as this stairwell, the …Read More about Bean netting progress
Posts relating to vertical Growing
Cucumber progress
Two or three cucumber plants in a garden will provide a steady supply of fresh cucumbers over the summer months. The smaller varieties of cucumber (Muncher and La Diva 1, for example) produce better than the larger varieties. Both sizes however do grow well in city gardens with restricted exposure to sunshine. The plants are …Read More about Cucumber progress
Stairwell progress
In city gardens it is often the most unusual corners that turn out to be the best growing areas in the garden. This one has excellent exposure and good vertical space twice the height of the rest of the garden. With some simple adaptations using string the full space can be used quite effectively. Beans …Read More about Stairwell progress
Growing in the shadows
City gardens are always restricted in their exposure to direct sunlight. Fortunately this is not a problem for vigorous climbing plants such as runner beans, cucumbers and vine tomatoes. These will grow quite adequately in shade and climb by themselves to reach the light above. Vertical gardening is the art of training plants to use …Read More about Growing in the shadows
Bulletin article 20 April 2016
Grow your own food: 10 tips for urban gardening in Brussels Brussels has great potential – and no space is too small. The Brussels region has set an ambitious goal to locally produce 30% of the fruit and vegetables that its residents consume by 2035. The figure currently stands at 1%. There might be a …Read More about Bulletin article 20 April 2016
Starting a stairwell garden
Stairs and pathways are regular features of small city gardens. Used carefully these spaces provide excellent locations for vertical-growing container gardens without impeding access. This corner of the garden involves two short flights of stairs and a basement corridor. It benefits from good exposure in the garden and allows for considerable use of vertical space. …Read More about Starting a stairwell garden