Practical perfection
Post categories: Tom Sumner
| 12:32 UK time, Saturday, 11 July 2009
In the last few months, the recession has really helped the idea of growing your own take off, as everyone starts to realise just how much cash you can save by cultivating your own crops.
This is all well and good for people in the country with large gardens, or even those lucky enough to have a small plot in the city, but what do you do if you only have a balcony or large windowsill? This is a problem the RHS have tackled at Hampton with a whole range of displays showing you how to grow in a very restricted space.
Some of the ideas go a bit far, containers made from old lampshades and hard hats aren't to everyone's taste and are unlikely to catch on, but hidden among the more wacky ideas, were some handy pots for growing lettuce and seeds made from old fruit juice cartons and boxes. Being made of waxed paper, these make perfect pots and can look surprisingly good when stacked together. If you only have a windowsill this is an easy and inexpensive way to get into gardening.
On another balcony, the designers have created a makeshift hanging mini -propagator from an old lemonade bottle with a hole cut in the side. This allows small pots to be placed inside so that they get a bit of protection as they grow. It's certainly something I'll be trying next year to get my seedlings through the cold nights of spring.
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