Growing Up the Wall: How to Grow Food in Vertical Places, on
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHong>ORong>: Fisher, Sue, PUBLISHER: Green Books, Grow up If you have limited outdoong>orong> space and would like to grow ong>yourong> food, this practical illustrated guide will help you transfong>orong>m previously plant-free zong>onong>es into thriving, beneficial, and utterly beautiful food-growing areas.Using special cong>onong>tainers, either bought ong>orong> homemade, as well as cong>onong>ventiong>onong>al methods, such as cong>onong>tainers ong>onong> a roof ong>orong> growing plants up walls, you can grow a wide range of edible crops - and grab a salad fong>orong> lunch without getting ong>yourong> ong>feetong> wet. This book includes: Creating edible roof gardensPlanning and growing crops ong>onong> green roofs, including ong>onong> shedsUsing a wide variety of cong>onong>tainers, e.g., ladder allotments and growing frames, with details of how to make themMaking the most of wall boxes and hanging basketsA directong>orong>y of plants suitable fong>orong> vertical growing - fruit, flowers, and herbs as well as vegetables - with advice ong>onong> how to ong>onong>g>cultong>onong>g>ivate them.Whether you have an apartment with a wall, windowsill, balcong>onong>y ong>orong> small flat roof at ong>yourong> disposal; a school with nothing but a tarmac playground; ong>orong> just a paved courtyard in ong>yourong> community center; this book will get you started ong>onong> a new way of growing.