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An Easy Vertical Garden Solution

The easiest way is to use shoe organizers hung over or attached to the wall -- just fill each with potting mix and plants that won't grow too big nor too heavy. Water well until established; vertical gardens can dry out more due to position.
Contributed by Julie Buxton, 14th April 2013

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Plants for Vertical Gardens

Use plants that would usually creep along the ground, such as pumpkin, zucchini, strawberries, gourds etc. If the budget is tight pumpkin would be the best as the seeds grow really well. Perhaps grapes or even kiwi fruit would be an option.
Contributed by Ann Green, 12th April 2013

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Shoe Bag Vertical Garden

The easiest vertical garden is to buy shoe bags, the ones that have a hook and you hang them, with several pockets. They can be bought from discount shops for a couple of dollars. They come in different colours and either plastic or fabric. You can MOO them yourself using shade cloth if you have a sewing machine. They are ideal for small plantings, even veggies. They drain well, with little mess, if you water right, and if you had pots under them the excess could water them. I have done this for a few years now, they hang on my fences, and are planted with flowers, veggies and herbs. Contributed by Cara Keskkula, 14th April 2013

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My Milk Bottle Hanging Garden

Better Homes and Gardens or Gardening Australia (I forget which) had a segment on making a vertical garden using a large sheet of marine grade ply board (painted to your favourite colour) and using upturned plastic water bottles with their bottoms cut off. You place them in a square grid pattern with enough distance between the bottles for the plants to grow and one below the other so you water the top and any excess water runs through the bottle neck down into the next bottle; screw them on with two screws then fill with potting mix. They also had put in a dripper system using pieces left over from doing a larger garden. I don't have many plastic water bottles, but DO have an abundance of plastic 3ltr milk bottles, and I am in the process of trying these out. They hold a lot more potting mix, and I think they look a little prettier, than clear bottles. I only have a few tomato plants in at the moment, and am putting in some herb seeds as well. The tomato plants are only small, but they seem to like it!
Contributed by Denise Scotford, 12th April 2013

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Vertical Garden

I would try recycling timber pallets. They are fantastic for vertical gardens and a lot of places throw them away so you can get them for free.
Contributed by Kathryn Taylor, 11th April 2013

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Vertical Garden on the Cheap

Ask at your local Bunnings store for a pine pallet (used to transport stock but are usually thrown out after use as they don't get sent back to the supplier). There's no charge for them. Then check YouTube for tutorials on how to make a vertical garden using the pallet. You can paint the pallet if you want or just leave it plain. It can be attached to a wall or some kind of support so that it won't tip over. Contributed by Emily Smith, 11th April 2013

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Three Ways to Create a Vertical Garden

You could contact a solar panel and ask them for used pallets they give them to you for free. You can do it 3 ways: 1. attach pallets to the wall. Pull another pallet apart and use it to make a base. Add soil in the gaps and grow up it. 2.you can build your garden as an A frame and grow up it. 3. the third way is to lay the pallet in front of your wall and that way the divider is already there; you could grow along the ground. We have made two gardens like this and it works so well.
Contributed by Karen Edwards, 11th April 2013

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