Originaly created to create an educational, yet subversive, living sculpure outside of a grade school cafeteria, this self buttressing vertical salad bar creates conversations about healthy food choices and increases accesibility for those that might otherwise have limited access to traditional gardens and it frustrates rabbits.
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What you will need:
Livestock panels- 2, they measure 16 feet long by 36 inches tall; availible from farm supply stores
Treated posts- 3 eight foot long 6x6 posts for each pair of livestock panels that you use
Barrier fabric- 16 feet by 8 feet, the fabric is used to line the space between the two steel livestock panels that provide support for the soil medium and plants, we used woven weed barrier fabric
Soil medium- 24 cubic feet of a lightweight soil medium such as BM-2 or a mixture of 20% vermiculite 60% coir and 20% compost
soaker hose- 16 feet
3/4' fencing staples
plants- varieties of vegetables, drought resistent plants get planted towards the top
Livestock panels- 2, they measure 16 feet long by 36 inches tall; availible from farm supply stores
Treated posts- 3 eight foot long 6x6 posts for each pair of livestock panels that you use
Barrier fabric- 16 feet by 8 feet, the fabric is used to line the space between the two steel livestock panels that provide support for the soil medium and plants, we used woven weed barrier fabric
Soil medium- 24 cubic feet of a lightweight soil medium such as BM-2 or a mixture of 20% vermiculite 60% coir and 20% compost
soaker hose- 16 feet
3/4' fencing staples
plants- varieties of vegetables, drought resistent plants get planted towards the top
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You must have short bunnies at your school - the rabbits here can easily reach lettuce in a 10-inch tall planter (I think they jump into the planter).
As built, both sides of the structure are plantable so that with a little consideration both sun and shade loving plants can be planted on opposite sides.