Urban Farm Magazine

Of personal interest to me are the
OPPORTUNITIES with VERTICAL GARDENING:

• maximum use of small spaces
• container gardening for easy mobility
• well-drained good soil mix for herbs, lettuces, succulents, and tons more
• attractive height element in garden
• accessible to small kids, wheelchairs
• further opportunity to explore use of contrasting elements and textures such as wood, metal, and stone

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Urban Farm Magazine - Vertical Gardening

More simple vertical gardening techniques

Last year I came across my first Urban Farm Magazine. The mag comes out 4 times a year. It's $4.99 a copy off the shelf. You can find them at your local farm supply store or Borders Books. 

Arctic Kiwi

DID YOU KNOW?

Hardy kiwi, or arctic kiwi, Actinidia arguta and A. kolomikta, are an amazing option for edible fruit that you can grow in your residential-sized garden, right here in Syracuse!

Kiwi? Really?! Well, these aren't the fuzzy ones you buy at Wegman's. These are better! You can eat them whole. No peeling, no fuzz, just rinse and eat!

We love strawberry plants, black caps and raspberry canes, apple, pear, peach and cherry trees, even currant, gooseberry and blueberry bushes; but how unusual, kiwis on a vine at home!

Well, it's true! These plants are perennials. As far as maintenance goes, they require low to medium maintenance.

What you need:

• Sun to part-shade
• Trellis or weight-bearing structure such as a deck or fence 7-14' high
• Early Spring bud monitoring for late frost
• Water a-plenty during extreme spring drought (2009 - lost buds and this effected our yield)
• Organic matter/plant food
• Pruning 1-2 times/year
• Harvest in October!

Three links for additional information:

Kiwifruit and Hardy Kiwi - Ohio State

Kiwifruit - Cornell

Production Guide: Alabama Cooperative Extension

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