If you have a green thumb or just enjoy planting a few flowers in the spring, living in a downtown high rise condo doesn't mean you can't enjoy gardening! Urban living offers many more amenities. If you are interested in buying or renting a high rise condo or loft, talk to the specialists at We Know Urban Realty in Phoenix AZ. Visit the site at http://www.weknowurban.com to see some of the fantastic condos available. Will Daly, Broker We Know Urban Realty, LLC 5564 N 12th Street Phoenix, AZ 85014 (480) 510-8755 Email: Will@WeKnowUrban.com

1. with Green Thumbs

2. High rise gardening is the same as ga
rdening anywhere,
in that you need to provide your plants
with light, water
and nutrients for them to grow.

3. If you use your balcony, patio or roof
to grow herbs, fruits and vegetables
you will have a supply of delicious
edibles ready to eat at your
convenience.

4. Urban farms rely on containers and
planters of various shapes, widths and
heights.

5. For the most part, you will want to
choose containers that are lighter in
weight.

6. Planters can become very heavy with
soil, water
and the plants themselves.

7. Lightweight planters make it easier for
you to move the plants, either indoors
to protect them from a storm or to
another spot on the balcony to capture
more sun throughout the day.

8. Use substitutes for heavy soil, such as
perlite, vermiculite and peat moss to fill
planters. In addition to being lightweight,
these substances aid plants with retaining
water and absorbing nutrients.

9. Trellises form the backbone of many
urban farms.

10. Not only will you provide support for
your plants, you will give your
neighbours and yourself some privacy.

11. Use the trellis in conjunction with your
planters.

12. Examples of good climbing
plants are:

13. Grape vines: Vigorous growers, but
may take a couple of seasons of
pruning to yield grapes.

14. Cucumbers: Easy to grow from seed.
Tie the stems to the lattice to
compensate for the weight of the
cucumbers as they develop.

15. Tomatoes: Very popular plant. Grows
well in large containers with good soil.

16. Melons: Training your melons to grow
vertically keeps them off the ground
and reduces unsightly damage.

17. Scarlet Runner Beans: Prolific bean
production and attractive red flowers.

18. While climbing plants and vines are
natural candidates for vertical
gardening, you can buy or build
simple structures to grow many other
plants vertically.

19. • All you need is something to give
you height, such as walls, trellises
or poles.

20. • All you need is something to give
you height, such as walls, trellises
or poles.
• Secure the pots, containers or
pockets of your choice to the
upright structures.

21. • All you need is something to give
you height, such as walls, trellises
or poles.
• Secure the pots, containers or
pockets of your choice to the
upright structures.
• Fill with potting soil.

22. If your interior living space has an
industrial feel, carry that same
sensibility over to your outside space.

23. Construct your trellis or plant holder
with copper plumbing pipes.

24. Use it with climbing plants or with
smaller plants in containers.

25. Plants to consider for your
containers include:

26. Herbs: Chives, Dill, Basil, Cilantro,
Oregano, Fennel, Thyme

27. Greens: Spinach, Mesclun lettuce,
Kale

28. Edible Flowers: Nasturtium, Squash
blossoms, Bee balm

29. Let your creativity take hold
when choosing containers for
your plants.

30. For example, for a whimsical
look, use colourful rubber rain
boots.

31. High rise gardening offers some
advantages over gardening in the
ground.

32. You do not have to compete with tree
roots, settle for poor quality native soil
or worry about destructive moles.

33. You can use your garden to provide
you with an abundant harvest, display
attractive foliage or attract birds and
butterflies with flowers.

34. If you have a green thumb or
just enjoy planting a few
flowers in the spring, living in
a downtown high rise condo
doesn't mean you can't enjoy
gardening!

35. Urban living offers many more
amenities. If you are
interested in buying or renting
a high rise condo or loft, talk
to the specialists at We Know
Urban Realty in Phoenix AZ.

36. Visit the site at
http://www.weknowurban.co
m
to see some of the fantastic condos
available.