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How do I grow an indoor vertical garden in my NY apartment?
What materials, plants, and watering mechanism would I need to do something like this in my small NY apartment?
http://www.pingmag.jp/2006/12/08/vertical-garden-the-art-of-organic-architecture/
Would be on a wall by the window.
Ideally, I’d be able to water it at the bottom and have some form of irrigation system.
The more detail and product names, the better. I intend to build it, but I don’t know where to start.
i would think that chicken wire or some sort of small trellis would support it, most importantly you need to know what these plants are, some may be specimens personally harvested off of cliff faces by the artist. you can probably find a good fertilizer recammendation by checking out a garden store that specializes in hydroponics, I am sure you can figure out a homemade recirculating pump/reservior system to keep the nutrients and water flowing over the roots since gravity will be doing half the work. yeah and make sure your window faces south or you won;t have any light in the wintertime. hope you get it built looks really cool, maybe you could incorperate a waterfall and aquarium/pond into it as well. good luck
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Tips for Success With Your Organic Gardening
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One of the first things you should consider are the benefits that organic gardening will provide you and your family. Organic gardening is an extra benefit because everything that you will be eating is pesticide and chemical free which is healthier for you and your family. By growing it yourself, you can save yourself thousands of dollars a year in food expenses. They will not only be completely fresh and healthy but will have had a zero environmental impact. However to grow an organic garden is not as difficult as it might seem. Your organic garden should be free from chemical pollutants, like factories, machine shops or other hazardous materials detrimental for your organic products. Since you’re not using chemical fertilizers, you need to amend the soil with the proper organic compounds to feed the soil and in turn feed your plants. It takes time to improve your soil organically and see the fruits of your labors. You should also do your research as to see what crops for your organic garden would be best for your area. Other things to consider are the type of soil that you currently have and also how much sunlight exposure the plants that you want to grow will need. Sure, you can create an organic gardening paradise in your home, but you need a lot of space, light, and a desire to make it work indoors that is usually worthwhile once it is set up and going.
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I want to have an organic Garden?
I garden and sell my products at a local farmers market. I wanted to know what I can put in it and sell the veggies as organic and if its worth it,
thanks
In order to sell your produce as organic you have to be certified organic unless you sell under $5000 per year. But even with the $5000 rule you must follow the regulations as if you were certified organic.
You need to have a crop rotation plan, use only certified organic seeds (or document that you could not find certified organic seed), you can not have used any unapproved inputs for the last three years and you must sign a notorized affidavad stating such (which means if you lie about this you can get sued for purgery or fined $5000 by the USDA and your State dept of Ag). you must keep records of where everything is planted, what inputs you used on every bed and harvest records.
http://www.rodaleinstitute.org has free on-line classes on how to grow organic and get certified.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop is the website for the 1500+ page regulation you have to follow in order to market your produce as organic
If there are any certified organic growers at your market talk to them and ask who their organic certifier is than contact that certifier to find out exactly what is required of you to call your produce you sell organic.
Is it worth growing organically? Absolutely. Is it worth getting certified organic, perhaps. By doing so you will learn how to manage your market garden organically. I thought I was growing organically until I went through certification and found out that I knew nothing that organic is about a lot more than simply avoiding synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. I found the education to be invaluable. It also did help me grow a customer base. I will say it is a lot of paper work, expect to do about 1/2 hour a day in record keeping. it also takes 3 years to transition to organic so even if you start today you will not be able to call your stuff organic until 2012.
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