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Urban Agriculture > Best Practices > 05 a
a.
Ideally, design the raised bed to be a bottomless frame set into a shallow trench.
Urban Agriculture > Best Practices > 04 f
f.
Consider plantings that create environments that attract and support pollinators.
Urban Agriculture > Best Practices > 04 e
e.
Consider a variety of planting plans - from aesthetic, non-edible indigenous plants to fruits and vegetables - as a single crop and in complimentary crop patterns and relationships.
Urban Agriculture > Best Practices > 04 d
d.
Generally avoid high-value products that can be stolen, such as watermelons or sweet corn, unless appropriately fenced and policed by the community.
Urban Agriculture > Best Practices > 04 c
c.
Generally avoid crops that take a lot of space, like winter squash.
Urban Agriculture > Best Practices > 04 b
b.
Plant sturdier plants along the edges so as to withstand automobile and foot traffic.
Urban Agriculture > Best Practices > 04 a
a.
Select plants that respond to the climatic context of sun, wind and rain.
Urban Agriculture > Best Practices > 03 c
c.
In areas prone to high winds, screen plants and use an irrigation system that reduces evaporation.
Urban Agriculture > Best Practices > 03 b
b.
Orient the long axis of the planting area in a north-south direction to maximize sun.
Urban Agriculture > Best Practices > 03 a
a.
Locate the planting area so as to minimize shadows cast by nearby buildings and trees, and to ensure that the planting area gets about 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day during the growing season.

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