My studio is in a very industrial part of town. In fact, it's an old converted factory - very trendy, but very bleak outside. Not a tree to be seen. I decided a little while ago that I would have a try at creating a pallet garden, which could be fixed to the wall, and in which we could grow some salad vegetables for summer.
In theory, they're quite easy to make... find a pallet...line the back with heavy-duty black plastic... fill with soil...plant the seedlings....all this should take place whilst the pallet is horizontal.
Then, after 2-3 weeks, when the seedlings have taken root, you can
stand it up and/or fix it to a wall, and just wait for harvest time.Unfortunately, sometimes I have difficulty with the concept of waiting, and this, coupled with the fact that we didn't really have anywhere to lie the pallet down, meant that we fixed it to the wall before we had even put in the soil !
So, to stop the soil from falling out, I lined the pallet with a hessian sack, put in the soil, and then cut little holes in the sack, and poked the seedlings in.
The picture shows the left side with the black plastic on the back, and some little mint plants on the bottom row, and the right hand side shows the newly planted seedlings. We have, in descending order, lettuce, rocket, coriander and spring onions !
This was planted at the beginning of August. Three weeks later, they have all taken root, and are growing strongly.
I'm not sure about the location: it will get very, very hot in summer, so I might have to think of something else... maybe succulents are the way to go !
Succulent picture from www.countryliving.com, top pic from www.vibrantlivingmagazine.com
You can find the full instructions for making a pallet garden
here. Let me know how it goes !!
