So what to plant in September?
Next experiment… what can you still grow at the end of the season? Planted on the 5th of September: winter spinach, musterd leaf, turnip and red lettuce. 11th of september 17th of september 27th of september
Strawberries in June
Look how they are growing. The date is 22nd of june. Better then the ones I’ve planted in the ground. I guess they get more light this way.
The strawberries looking good after 2 weeks
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Our logo is coming alive
After a few days the strawberries are really starting to grow on my balcony. At this rate we should have about 10 kilo’s from only one Vertical Garden Tube. And look what I found when I was checking on my strawberries; a lady bug. It’s the Vertical Gaden Tube logo coming alive.
The VGT has made a friend
Checking on my vertical garden tube and strawberry plants today a little friend came to visit us: a bumble bee. This is good news. We need bee’s for the pollination!
Planting strawberries in the first vertical garden tube
Today is a historic day for me; I’m planting the first plants in the tube. Last week I picked up 2 prototypes at dragon Plastics and they look great. I decided to go for strawberries because they really thrive if the fruit is hanging. So I got 3 bags of soil, over 45 plants and …
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The first Vertical Garden Tube
Today is the day Matthias, the creator of the vertical garden tube and with whom I started our communal garden, came around with the first proto type of the Vertical Garden Tube. It look good in my garden! What do you think? Unfortunately we can’t fill it just yet. I have to wait untill we’re …