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CONTAINER GROWING Productive plants in containers. Roof gardens Hundertwasser House public housing, Vienna. Roof gardens. Lemongrass, paw-paw and ginger. Lemongrass, ginger, pineapple and passionfruit. Food Forest, Eumundi State School. Companion planting - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CONTAINER GROWING
Productive plants in containers
Roof gardens
Hundertwasser House
public housing, Vienna
Roof gardens
Lemongrass, paw-paw and ginger
Lemongrass, ginger, pineapple and
passionfruit
Food Forest, Eumundi State School
Companion planting
The three sisters: corn, pumpkin and beans
Feed a family of three in 10 sq. m
Recipe online: Diggers Seed Club, Heronswood, Victoria
Creatures will come to visit
Who is eating our sunflower seeds??!!
Ah ha!
a Pale-headed Rosella now comes
every morning
Cut and come again – harvest the oldest leaves not the whole plant
•FRESH, accessible food
•Cheap & tasty
•Unusual garden varieties
Broccoli boxes
and window boxes
Cucumbers, silverbeet,
parsley, bush beans, peas,
lettuce, rocket, coriander
chives, basil,oregano,
rosemary, lemons & tomatoes
Watch out for possums!
Vertical stacking:
Dr John’s mini gardens
www.productivegardens.com.au
StacknGrow Planter
Potswww.productivegardens.co
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Strawberries, coriander,
spring onion, thyme, sage,
lettuce, saffron, mint
Herbs
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Tomatoes and cucumbers
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STACKING
Companion plants
Lettuce, spring onions, and carrots can all
share the light and the soil without directly
competing
Spring onions
Lettuce
Carrot
ParsleyLeek
CONTAINER COMPANIONS
TomatoBasil
CONTAINER COMPANIONS
Celery
Tomatoes and basil
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CONTAINER COMPANIONS
Bush beans
Rocket
Chives Strawberries
Peas
Strawberries
“Lotsa lemons”
Kaffir lime tree – thai curry leaf
Watermelon – support growing
fruit in a stocking
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Potatoes
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Raspberries – native or european
Bok choy, pak choy, choy sum
Pineapple
Grow your own salad sprouts: a multitude of home
sprouters are available – or use a glass jar with a stocking on the end
Non-hybrid seed varieties
(eg Eden Seeds, Diggers Seeds):
Collect free seed or let plants
successfully replace themselves
Worm farm
Compost your kitchen waste, produce your own worm compost and liquid fertiliser
Bokashi bucket
Under the sink ferment composter
www.brisbanelocalfood.ning.com
social network, links to information,
gardens, groups, events etc
www.productivegardens.com.au
products & information
www.greenharvest.com.au
seeds, plants, products & plant info
www.cityfoodgrowers.com.au
plant information, social & produce marketplace