"Vertical Gardening — Green Delights for Apartment Dwellers"  

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18) Vertical Gardening — Foldable Modular Greenhouse - Designed for people living in apartments & condos - "folds up when not in use ... expands to become a garden bed with protective covering" - http://tinyurl.com/FoldableGreenhouse4Apartments

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19) Vertical Gardening — The Peace Lily - Spathiphyllum - Removes carbon dioxide & other poisonous gases from the air and produces quantities of oxygen for your small apartment - Happy growing near windows and other low-light indoor settings.

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African violets just love the bathroom. Pretty flowers, easy to propagate, and very low maintenance. Ideal apartment dweller's plant.

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7) Vertical Gardening — The scientific names of the three plants that can help keep you healthy by cleaning & oxygenating the air of your apartment are Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Sansevieria trifasciata, & Epipremnum aureum - see tips #2, #3 & #4.

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8) Vertical Gardening — Pet Safety - Areca Palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens - for daytime oxygen production - Non-Toxic to Cats, Non-Toxic to Dogs - safe to grow around pets - http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/plants/areca-palm.html

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10) Vertical Gardening — Pet Safety - Money Plant (Epipremnum aureum) - for removing formaldehyde & other poisonous gases (Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs) - use ceiling plant hangers - http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/plants/devils_ivy.html

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11) Vertical Gardening — Hanging Picture Wall - Easy on & off for watering, maintenance or re-potting your favorite herbs, flowers & plants - lightweight, can be hung directly on sheet rock, hang two side by side http://www.agreenroof.com/page14.html

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2) Vertical Gardening — Grow Your Own Fresh Air - Daytime - Put 4 shoulder-high Areca Palms in livingroom to produce oxygen sufficient for 1 person - wipe leaves every day - put plants outdoors every 3-4 months - use vermi manure soil or hydroponics.

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My favorite vertical gardening vegetables are strawberries and tomatoes. Decorate open wall spaces by planting strawberries in a horizontal pipe that has been cut open along the length, closed at the ends and fixed against your vertical gardening wall.

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submitted by gerthough 2009-10-07 02:32:02 am    


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3) Vertical Gardening — Grow Your Own Fresh Air - Nighttime - Put 6-8 waist-high Mother-In-Law's Tongue plants in bedroom for oxygen for 1 person - wipe leaves every day - put plants outdoors every 3-4 months - use vermi manure soil or hydroponics.

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4) Vertical Gardening — Grow Your Own Fresh Air - Remove Formaldehyde & other poisonous VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) from your apartment with Money Plant (Epipremnum aureum) - best grown using hydroponics - use several plants for best results.

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5) Vertical Gardening — By growing certain plants in your apartment that produce oxygen both day and night, you can increase the level of oxygen in your bloodstream by 1% or more, & your level of productivity by 20% or more - see tips #3 & #4.

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12) Vertical Gardening — Air-Cleaner Plant - Dracena marginata, or dragon plant, effectively removes xylene, trichloroethylene & formaldehyde from the air in your apartment - susceptible to flouride so use filtered water - avoid direct sunlight.

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1) Vertical Gardening — If you can't grow out, grow up! Just because you live in an apartment doesn't mean you can't experience the joys of green growing things. Many plants grow well in a fixed vertical structure or a movable cart with wire shelves.

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16) Vertical Gardening — Garbage-Bag Gardening - "No weeding, total control over soil quality, & great moisture-retaining abilities; take up almost no space yet are capable of producing so much food!" http://tinyurl.com/Low-Tech-Garbage-Bag-Gardening

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15) Vertical Gardening — Kitchen Wall Cultivation System - "Grow part of your daily allowance of fruits & vegetables right in your own kitchen ... for a more natural & sustainable way of life." http://tinyurl.com/KitchenWallCultivationSystem

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14) Vertical Gardening — The Living Lamp - floor-to-ceiling tube of full-spectrum light - "Up to 24 specialized plant pots can be connected to it to grow vegetables, herbs or flowers all year long" - http://tinyurl.com/high-tech-gardening-solution

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13) Vertical Gardening — Green Living Wall - Walls can provide more usable space for growing plants for both clean air & food production for less cost without giving up valuable floor space in apartments and other small spaces.

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submitted by paid2write 2009-10-07 07:38:04 pm    


A great solution for a cork floor tile is to use it as mulch layer. Buy a cork floor tile that isn't pre-sealed and cut it to match the top of your pot, cutting away a section for plant growth. Suberin in cork prevents mold, mildew, insects and bacteria.

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submitted by cork-guy 2009-10-14 02:49:23 am    


I read this blog: http://www.easygardeningadvice.com/blog/category/aerogarden/ and bought an aerogarden... Its in my kitchen and I'm loving it. It's a great conversation piece.

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submitted by apierce 2009-10-05 06:45:03 pm    


Vertical gardening - I received a topsy turvey tomato planter as a gift from a client! This is one of the most sold, most famous vertical tomato gardens ever! Read more: http://www.easygardeningadvice.com/blog/category/topsy-turvy-tomato-planter/

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17) Vertical Gardening — Indoor ‘River Ecosystem’ Aquarium & Hydroponic Garden - The vegetables on top get their water from the fish tank below, then filter & purify the water for the fish in turn - http://tinyurl.com/IndoorAquariumVegetableGarden

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