1) VERTICAL GARDEN
Client and friend, Patrick Cahn, used his free pallet he got from Harvard University dining commons to grow kale, swiss chard and salad greens this summer in his Summerville, MA yard.
He said his two daughters Lila and Sofie helped him plant and harvest their greens, the girls like the kale the best.
He used strips of landscape fabric to cover the sides, he simply stapled them down.
Then he covered the openings on both front and back with a piece of plywood and poured in a planting mix, composed of compost and planting soil (Coast of Maine products and my first choice and what he used here).
Then he wet it down well to make sure the soil would adhere to itself and the pallet.
Then he could remove the plywood. The whole pallet needs to lean back about 5% from vertical and face full sun so the soil wouldn't fall out and your vertical garden is ready for planting.
Patrick said the hardest part was keeping the planter watered!!!
If you are an organic gardener like I am you might want to make sure that the pallet that you use has not been exposed to industrial usage, sometimes materials get spilled so knowing your source of is important.
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