Roman Spur's ideas and inventions on ABC Gardening Australia

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🌱 The couple has created a year-round urban farm that produces a variety of vegetables, fruit, honey, and eggs.

🌱 They live a simple and sustainable life, trying to be less reliant on society.

🌱 The amazing thing is that all of this is produced around a block of units they share with five others, just three kilometers from the city center.

🌱 They grow more than they can eat, so they share their produce with neighbors.

🌱 They trade with neighbors and friends for fruits that they don't grow, creating a small community.

🌱 The couple's success in growing vegetables can be attributed to their European-style technique of growing in trenches and covering them up.

🌱 They have a constant supply of green stuff for their chickens by using green manure and covering it with chicken wire.

Timestamped Summary

00:02 The couple, Roman and Yana, have created a year-round urban farm on rented property.

00:18 They produce veggies, fruit, honey, and eggs.

00:23 They aim to live a simple, sustainable life and be less reliant on society.

00:40 They share the property with five other units and are located three kilometers from the city center.

00:46 They grow more than they can eat and share the surplus with their neighbors.

01:17 Roman and Yana arrived from the Czech Republic four years ago and brought their skills and passion for farming.

01:24 They use European-style growing in trenches to grow potatoes.

02:06 They use Madagascar beans and la blaw beans as shading devices for the garden.

02:11 They use green manure and chicken wire to feed their chickens.

02:31 They have a high-tech maggot grower to feed the chickens.

03:07 Lack of growing space is not a problem for them as they grow garlic, onions, capsicums, leeks, strawberries, and tomatoes.

03:20 They started growing stuff in milk containers in a wall, but now use self-watering styrofoam boxes.

05:01 Roman encourages others to start gardening to avoid making excuses and be happier.

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Q&A

How do you grow potatoes?

They use a European-style technique of growing potatoes in trenches covered with soil.

What do Capsicums and herbs grow on the farm?

Capsicums and herbs grow on the farm.

Who are the people on the farm?

Yana, Roman, and their baby daughter Lada.

Where is the farm located?

The farm is located on a rented property, three kilometers from the heart of the city.

Do you grow everything you need on the farm?

No, they produce more food than they can eat, so they share it with their neighbors.

How do you feed the chickens?

They use a green manure technique, planting it in and covering it with chicken wire so the chickens can't scratch it.

How do the self-watering styrofoam boxes work?

The styrofoam boxes have PVC pipes as legs, allowing water to be brought up to the soil. They also have an overflow at the front.