Growing useful things in weird and wonderful ways

(when you have no money & rent)

!Sydney will need 600,000 extra homes for an additional 1.6 million

people within the next 20 years.

!More of this

!Less of this.

!Growing useful things in

What? Where? How do we grow? !!(For amateurs, with not much money or space)

What to grow?

Indira’s Edible Balcony Small packages patch

Joost-built wall in Perth The Chippenden

Food

Webber salad bowl. Mint wall.

Grow what you actually use

Basil bush.

Salad Cocktails

(Technically food)

Herb butter

Use it

Physic Salvia Purple Majesty.

Lemon grass.

Borage.

Heartsease.

Lemon verbena tea Lemon grass tea Making things look pretty

Kombucha tea base Violet garnishes Chamomile tea pops

Where?

Overcoming space issues. For less than $100.

Up-cycle plastic bottles.

Vorsprungarten #Herbladder

Grow in your bathroom.

No space at all?

Try convincing your body corporate, like these guys…

You could use someone else’s…

Moss graffiti.

Milkwood mushies.

Where to get free/cheap stuff…

Like an RSPCA for plants. !

75-78 O’Riordan Street, Alexandria.

Seriously cheap receptacles. !Addison Road Marrickville or Regent Street Redfern.

The Internet & Gumtree. !Bondi Gobbler - Waverley Council & one at NOMAD in Surry Hills.

Seed libraries.

Free council workshops.

The council Plant Giveaway in November.

And join the Grow it Local community!

www.facebook.com/growitlocal

www.growitlocal.com.au

Here’s some more inspiration…

Or tag your instagram pics with the #growitlocal hashtag

Miss Piggy Eats Courtney Thorne Courtney Thorne

Fanny Lumsdaine’s Farm Deanne J Nim Sat

The Thyme Machine Alannah Huntley Capi Water

Matt Moran Fanny’s Farm Alannah Huntley

Fanny’s Farm Zetland Balcony Rosemarina

Fanny’s Farm Mi Vida Espanola

Chloe’s Herbies Max’s Max’s

Garden with a View The Patch Out Back Seed it Up Balcony

More Grow It Local patches..

Garden Name: Piglet’s Corner Where: Dover Heights, NSW Growing: Beans, lemongrass, vietnamese mint, basil sage, thyme, chilli, chamomile, verbena, lemon balm, figs Tip: Get the neighbours involved for the ‘dig out’ when you’re starting and reward them with lots of treats.

Garden Name: Help Yourself Where: Glebe, NSW Growing: Lettuce, Rocket, Spinach, kale, silverbeet, Japanese turnip, snow peas, snap peas, radish, mizuna, celery, bay, french tarragon, salad burnet, sorrel, oregano, chives, lemon balm, lemon thyme, thyme, basil, parsley, aloe vera, rosemary, sage, mint, borage, society garlic etc Tip: Don’t be too precious, there is plenty to go around and people taking food is a good thing.

Garden Name: Vorsprugarten Herb Ladder Where: Parramatta, NSW Growing: Herbs, Indigenous grass habitats, flowers. Tip: You can grow in pretty much anything. We’ve re-used PVC piping and used the flow of water from the roof as irrigation.

Garden Name: Mediata la Masseria Where: Kellyville, NSW Growing: Edibles now growing: Eggplant (2 varieties), Rhubarb, Leeks, Tomatoes (4 varieties), Cos Lettuce, Coloured Chard, Spinach, Cucumber, Chilli, Green Beans, Snow Peas, Broad Beans, Chamomile, Lavender, and we recently received a Pomegranate tree, Curry Leaf tree and a Banana plant ... these are to go in the ground on the weekend. Tip: Spend time in the garden! It’s good for your health and good for your pocket.

Garden Name: The Firepit Where: Blacktown, NSW Growing: A selection of chillies. From the mildest to the Guinness World Record-holding hot chilli. Tip: Paul is currently growing the “Trinidad Scorpion which recently took the title as the world’s hottest chilli.”It’s practically impossible to put in your mouth” says Netra. Paul’s chilli growing tip is to save seeds each year, so that the quality of the plant generation grows year-on-year.

Garden Name: Matt Where: Lamington, WA Growing: Lettuce, Beetroot, Pumpkin, Rocket, Potatoes, Citrus, Tomato, Beans, Carrots, Berries, herbs, mangoes, peas, cabbage, capsicum, chilli About: Sustainable, organic fruit and vegetables grown with recycled and harvested water, on the edge of the WA desert.

Garden Name: Wally Pocket Where: Alexandria, NSW Growing: Chillies & herbs About: The Green Guerilla Group at LJ Hooker Corporate look after wally pockets on our balcony that are filled with herbs and chillies. Perfect to sprinkle on our lunches!

Garden Name: My Super Efficient Bucket Garden Where: Bondi, NSW Growing: Tomato and capsicum About: My own unique design deep water culture hydroponic garden - I built it myself. It can grow vegetables all year round, and is not effected by the weather. Anyone can do it, all you need is 1m x 1m area in your garage or apartment!

Garden Name: AliceinNutritionland Balcony Garden Where: Newtown Growing: Parsley, mint, basil, thyme, oregano, rosemary, spinach, rocket, chives About: It’s OK to make mistakes, its how you learn. Just try and if you fail, laugh about it and do something differently next time.

Garden Name: The Chippenden Where: Chippendale, NSW Growing: Chillis, lemons, basil, thyme, tomatoes and strawberries About: Very newly established balcony garden

Garden Name: Vine Street Balcony garden Where: Bondi NSW Growing:Strawberries, Rosemary, Cat Mint About: Strawberries, Rosemary, Cat Mint, etc

Garden Name: Worm Ticklers Hang Out Where: Alexandria, NSW Growing: Lettuce, spinach, basil, dill, chives, potatoes, carrots, rhubarb, radish About: making the most of a very, very small terrace in space. Battling the slugs and snails on a very daily basis, and composting like a machine. Old webbers, shoes, jars, and baskets make for excellent pots.

Garden Name: Southan Street Organic Project Gardener: Tania Smith Where: Smithfield Plains, SA Growing: Spaghetti Squash, Pumpkin, zucchini, various beans, snow peas, bok choy, radishes, rocket, baby spinach, corn and heaps more. About: These guys ripped up all the lawn in their front yard to put in loads of edible veggie beds.

And if all else fails...

A random and beautiful garden in Sandy Bay, Growbart.

Stick a succulent in a stiletto.

Wanna know more?

Put your patch on the map at growitlocal.com.au & tag it with #growitlocal !Twitter: @Jem1ller !Jess Miller: jess@goodytwoshoes.net.au www.growitlocal.com.au