Crop trays are used for above-ground cultivation, mainly in urban agriculture projects.
Trays can be designed to respond to various problems: optimize water retention, the bottom being filled with clay balls for instance, or respect weight constraints per m2, in the case of roof gardens for instance, imposing very strict standards to meet. Farming in trays also makes it possible to control the potentially invasive cultures, to manage their proliferation. The composition of the soil can also be adapted tray by tray to the needs of the plants.
Preparing a carrot bed in the greenhouse
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Once the beds had been prepared, and the soil refined and weeded, the women of Roosboom set about preparing a typical bed, sown with carrots in rows close together, according to permaculture principles.In fact, we try to maximize production on … Lire la suite
Setting up the growing beds in the Roosboom greenhouse
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While the greenhouse is still under construction by the Lesotho team, a team of 4 women and 2 men from Roosboom set about installing the growing beds in the greenhouse, under the guidance of Sphephile and Fezile, who had come … Lire la suite
Setting up a nursery for vegetable seedlings at Roosboom
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At Roosboom, young plants have a number of enemies: the sun, lack of water and attacks by locusts and grasshoppers, which love young shoots… So we designed a system of bottomless trellises that has the advantage of drying out less … Lire la suite
Preparation of planting beds on the new Halfway House site
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After preparing the growing beds inside the greenhouse, the Roosboom team started working on the new plot of land recently made available to Halfway House by Roosboom Town Council. The humid summer is the ideal time to prepare the soil, … Lire la suite
The star of Bercy
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The star planter was designed in the same way as the other planters :A watertight tray is filled with clay balls to form a water reserve. Geotextile is laid on top to prevent the soil from mixing with the balls. … Lire la suite
Biomass collection by the children of the Rufisque garden
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In order to fill the bottom of the growing containers of the roof garden of the school of Rufisque, the children go in search of discarded branches on a wasteland of the district near the school… The occasion of a … Lire la suite
Enriching the planters at the Bercy nursery school, Paris
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The team of the Traversine garden takes care now of four culture trays in the playground of the nursery school. Before planting fruit, vegetables and other plants with the kindergarten children, we enriched and aerated the soil in the containers. … Lire la suite
Rehabilitation of the cultivation trays at la Traversine Bercy, Paris
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It is autumn, it is time to enrich and to refill the tubs of the mandala and the Keyhole of the garden of the Traversine Bercy in order to prepare the tubs to welcome new cultures. The bins have been … Lire la suite
Growing at the Petits Princes school in Rufisque – Senegal
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6 months after the installation of the vegetable garden on the roof terrace of the Petits Princes school in Rufisque – Senegal, the containers have been filled with a variety of vegetables. They have benefited from abundant rainfall, and the … Lire la suite
Finalisation of the installation of structures in the garden of Rufisque, Senegal
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In order to optimise the surface area of the garden on the roof terrace of the Rufisque school, three models of growing trays structures have been designed:– The first, produced in 10 copies, allows cultivation on 4 levels thanks to … Lire la suite
First vegetables in the school garden in Rufisque
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After 3 months of installation on the terrace, the first vegetables are appearing in the garden of the school of the little princes in Rufisque.Joseph, the person in charge of the roof terrace garden, has started several nurseries in the … Lire la suite
Discovery of the new bins in the garden of Rufisque
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New structures have just arrived on the terrace, and will make it possible to increase the surface area cultivated on the roof terrace of the inclusive school of the Petits Princes in Rufisque. The children came to discover these new … Lire la suite
Before and after vegetable gardens in the Yagma neighbourhood, Burkina Faso
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After having followed the training in agroecological techniques at the Yagma garden, the women started their own vegetable garden, either in the open ground or above ground, depending on the size of their plot. One and a half months later, … Lire la suite
Setting up an above-ground device in the Yagma garden: the example of used tyres, Burkina Faso
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During the third training session on agro-ecological techniques financed by The Ivory Foundation at the Yagma garden, the women created above-ground cultivation trays using used tyres. They mixed potting soil and manure to fill the tyres, which were then converted into growing … Lire la suite
Preparing fertile soil for the above-ground structure in the Yagma garden with local women, Burkina Faso
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While waiting for the compost to be ready, the women made a fertile mixture of soil, plant debris and manure to line the metal containers of the above-ground structure during the second training session. This technique can be used by … Lire la suite
Preparing the growing containers at the school in Rufisque, Senegal
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After collecting branches and cutting them into small pieces, the children at the Petits Princes school in Rufisque spread them out in the bottom of plastic recycling bins to form a water reserve. They then fill the bins with a … Lire la suite
The Grand Potager’s raised mounds
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At the Grand Potager on the Domain of Fontenille, we tried out a raised mound technique, connected by a teepee giving inclined support to climbing beans and marrows, thanks to a weaving which was handmade with ropes. This green cover … Lire la suite
Filling of the containers
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At La Traversine, new bins have been made to accommodate new plants in the educational garden! To do this, we start by putting a layer of clay balls at the bottom of the galvanized metal tub that we have custom … Lire la suite
La Traversine – Filling of the trays
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The construction of the beds is finished, they must now be filled! The first step is to cover the inside of the beds with a waterproof plastic sheet. For this, we used the bags of potted soil, recycling what could … Lire la suite
La Traversine – Installation on the terrace
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After several months of preparation (manufacture of metal structures, cutting of the wood), we took advantage of the summer closure of the school to install the elements on the terrace. Below are some visuals showing the steps of this installation … Lire la suite