{"id":30397,"date":"2018-03-01T14:25:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T14:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=30397"},"modified":"2018-03-01T14:25:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T14:25:59","slug":"grow-garden-student-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/science-environment\/grow-garden-student-flat","title":{"rendered":"How to grow a garden in your student flat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30401 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/\u60ac\u6302\u5f0f-625x417.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30401 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/\u60ac\u6302\u5f0f-625x417.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" \/><\/noscript><\/h3>\n<h2><strong>Are you a Cardiff student with a craving for greenery? Look no further than these top tips for bringing the outdoors, in.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a student in Cardiff with a limited budget, a decent student flat is considered a luxury, let alone a garden. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Luckily there are a few experts who can help. Events such as Seedy Saturday, which returned to Cardiff last weekend are the perfect source of inspiration for budding green fingered students. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Becca, the director and sustainability engagement consultant from Green City Events, says: &#8220;It\u2019s fun to grow your own garden in a tiny urban space, you just need some practical skills. Even students also can do this in their room. &#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you didn\u2019t make it to the event last week, here are three tips to make your flat the envy of your friends. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Start small<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>If you only have a small flat, it\u2019s much easier to start gardening with small plants. A miniature Cactus is really a good choice here and especially for new gardeners, who may be a little more relaxed in plant upkeep. Cacti need limited watering and so won\u2019t mind if you forget them once in a while. Even so, make sure they\u2019ve got plenty of sunlight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30399\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30399 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/\u4ed9\u4eba\u638c-625x418.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"418\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30399 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/\u4ed9\u4eba\u638c-625x418.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"418\" \/><\/noscript> Cacti become one of the best choices for new gardeners not only because they\u2019re easy to take care of it, but they also resist warm temperatures near a radiator!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3><b>Plant a vertical garden<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re short on space consider a vertical garden. Use vertical, hanging containers to grow plants on doors or even on bookcases. Overhead spaces are often empty so they\u2019re a great place for a flower pot.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30400\" style=\"width: 447px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30400 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/vertical-container.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/vertical-container.jpg 447w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/vertical-container-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30400 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/vertical-container.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/vertical-container.jpg 447w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/vertical-container-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/noscript> You can find hanging containers easily on Amazon creating the illusion of a whole garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30500\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30500 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/hanging-1-625x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"488\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30500 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/hanging-1-625x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"488\" \/><\/noscript> Hanging plants in the air is a great money-saving hack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And what about making a plastic bottle vertical garden by yourself?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3><b>Choose edible plants<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Although it sounds expensive to do gardening, if you go edible you\u2019ll only need a few inexpensive tools and you\u2019ll be able to eat your produce too. You can easily cultivate quick-growing herbs (chives, parsley, basil, rosemary, thyme or oregano), and salad leaf mixes. These can also be harvested many times over the season, saving you pennies!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30402\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30402 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/chide-625x391.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"391\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30402 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/chide-625x391.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"391\" \/><\/noscript> This edible greenery can be simply planted in your kitchen and when you need them, just pick it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the kit, you don&#8217;t have to go to a gardening centre. All you need to get started is a smaller container with a few holes in the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to find somewhere to buy some equipments and learn some basic knowledge, here are some garden centers in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living in a tiny student flat but keen on greenery? 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