Nice to see something positive about life in Mexico City. Just don’t get
run over by the DHS delivery van. The simple roof water separation system
was great to see.
Yes Hidroponics is very wasteful. They should turn that system into an
aquaponics system so they can reuse the water, grow fish and end up with 3X
the growth. Check Murray Hallam for his method. Also not far away are the
Chinamapas which is essentially the same thing only it includes earth and
fungi without a pump. Look up the Chinampas of Xochimilco.
*Experiments in Small Space Gardening in Mexico City*
*Kirsten Dirksen* – Videos about simple living, self-sufficiency, small
(and tiny) homes, backyard gardens (and livestock), alternative transport,
DIY, craftsmanship and philosophies of life.
*The urban gardeners from Mexico City’s Huerto Romita share their
experiments in square foot gardening, DIY vertical gardens, permaculture,
herb spirals, hydroponics, rainwater catchment, and vermicomposting.*
When you do container gardening do you need to make sure that the container
is food safe? I am always worried about leeching into the plants and into
the food.
She said not using Chemical agriculture….. I understand what she means
but technically she is (most of all I have seen people are) still using
PLASTIC/RUBBER material which is made with chemicals and storing anything
in Plastic/Rubber will contaminate what you are growing and drinking. I
stay away from Plastic, Rubber, and ALUMINIUM as much as possible regarding
anything stored in them that will go into my body.
I am sorry that you have abandoned the hydroponics. It is not wasteful on
water in fact it is quite miserly. Plants need water to grow, if you expect
them to grow you must be willing to supply the water they need. A tomato
plant in a hot area will use over 1 gallon of water per day, (in a
hydroponic system) especially if it loaded with tomatoes. Not a drop is
wasted. Also, Plants “eat” chemicals, whether it comes from chemicals
dissolved in the ground or chemicals that are suspended in the
nutrient/water solution. I think the reason people are down on chemical
fertilizers is that they have been misused and allowed to leaches into the
ground water in large scale agribiz. When I have used up my nutrient
solution, I feed it to my other plants and trees in my yard. Nothing is
wasted. I would urge you to look into hydroponics a little more. It
produces great foods in a very compact area and is well adapted to growing
awesome greens. I suggest you search youtube for “Off grid hydroponics” or
the Kratky Method for growing leafy greens. It is cheap, easy to implement,
and can be used anywhere. I have been using the Kratky Method to grow Swiss
Chard, Butter Lettuce, Spinach, Asian Greens, Collards, chili peppers and
more with great results. I prefer to grow my greens in my basement under
standard daylight fluorescent lights and get great results all year long. I
urge you to reconsider. Thank you.
Driving in Mexico city is like playing Russian roulette,but not quite as
bad as the border towns are…Mexico City is a nice place,very
friendly,warm people all in all,or was the last time I went there in the
latter 90s…Too bad there is so much cartel crap going on in Mexico these
days to make it a nice family trip any more…
I have been growing plants hydroponically via the Kratky method with 0
electricity and only using compost tea. I do change out nutrients every
other week to eliminate smells and stir nutrients occasionally to eliminate
to much settling but its been very successful and when I change out I use
my old water around the soil gardens and they are all happy.
I just discovered your videos and I love them! I learned so much cool stuff
because of you.
I love how much range you have in your topics, and how genuine the
conversations are.
Please continue! It’s so cool that someone is giving a more public voice to
those projects!
Mexico city looks pretty cool
I love it K….. TOO SHORT…..TOO SHORT…..TOO SHORT……..
Nice to see something positive about life in Mexico City. Just don’t get
run over by the DHS delivery van. The simple roof water separation system
was great to see.
My Tijuana shopping list:
Fireworks, Cheap Liquor, Vanilla, piñatas and Spanish Fly.
amazing!!!! love your documentaries , they are awesome!!!!
Yes Hidroponics is very wasteful. They should turn that system into an
aquaponics system so they can reuse the water, grow fish and end up with 3X
the growth. Check Murray Hallam for his method. Also not far away are the
Chinamapas which is essentially the same thing only it includes earth and
fungi without a pump. Look up the Chinampas of Xochimilco.
*Experiments in Small Space Gardening in Mexico City*
*Kirsten Dirksen* – Videos about simple living, self-sufficiency, small
(and tiny) homes, backyard gardens (and livestock), alternative transport,
DIY, craftsmanship and philosophies of life.
*The urban gardeners from Mexico City’s Huerto Romita share their
experiments in square foot gardening, DIY vertical gardens, permaculture,
herb spirals, hydroponics, rainwater catchment, and vermicomposting.*
The women was a wonderful presenter. Nice job! Mexico City looks nicer then
I imagined…
I want one of those vertical clay gardens. Where are they found?
When you do container gardening do you need to make sure that the container
is food safe? I am always worried about leeching into the plants and into
the food.
MAMA <3
great job : )
Great story! Thanks!
*Being here in northern Ohio it was neat to see the footage from Mexico
City, thanks for sharing*
She said not using Chemical agriculture….. I understand what she means
but technically she is (most of all I have seen people are) still using
PLASTIC/RUBBER material which is made with chemicals and storing anything
in Plastic/Rubber will contaminate what you are growing and drinking. I
stay away from Plastic, Rubber, and ALUMINIUM as much as possible regarding
anything stored in them that will go into my body.
I am sorry that you have abandoned the hydroponics. It is not wasteful on
water in fact it is quite miserly. Plants need water to grow, if you expect
them to grow you must be willing to supply the water they need. A tomato
plant in a hot area will use over 1 gallon of water per day, (in a
hydroponic system) especially if it loaded with tomatoes. Not a drop is
wasted. Also, Plants “eat” chemicals, whether it comes from chemicals
dissolved in the ground or chemicals that are suspended in the
nutrient/water solution. I think the reason people are down on chemical
fertilizers is that they have been misused and allowed to leaches into the
ground water in large scale agribiz. When I have used up my nutrient
solution, I feed it to my other plants and trees in my yard. Nothing is
wasted. I would urge you to look into hydroponics a little more. It
produces great foods in a very compact area and is well adapted to growing
awesome greens. I suggest you search youtube for “Off grid hydroponics” or
the Kratky Method for growing leafy greens. It is cheap, easy to implement,
and can be used anywhere. I have been using the Kratky Method to grow Swiss
Chard, Butter Lettuce, Spinach, Asian Greens, Collards, chili peppers and
more with great results. I prefer to grow my greens in my basement under
standard daylight fluorescent lights and get great results all year long. I
urge you to reconsider. Thank you.
I really like the grey water recycling pots. Very innovative, and not just
those in a small space.
Driving in Mexico city is like playing Russian roulette,but not quite as
bad as the border towns are…Mexico City is a nice place,very
friendly,warm people all in all,or was the last time I went there in the
latter 90s…Too bad there is so much cartel crap going on in Mexico these
days to make it a nice family trip any more…
wonderful video, thankyou. its shows what can be grown in tiny spaces. and
not because its trendy, but needed. i love it.
Super inspiring! Thanks Kirsten :)
I have been growing plants hydroponically via the Kratky method with 0
electricity and only using compost tea. I do change out nutrients every
other week to eliminate smells and stir nutrients occasionally to eliminate
to much settling but its been very successful and when I change out I use
my old water around the soil gardens and they are all happy.
I just discovered your videos and I love them! I learned so much cool stuff
because of you.
I love how much range you have in your topics, and how genuine the
conversations are.
Please continue! It’s so cool that someone is giving a more public voice to
those projects!
Excellent!