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''How to solve a problem like cats digging and toileting in the vegetable patch'''''', and growing veg in a very small garden. I needed a solution and the answer occurred to me after watching The CheIsea Flower Show on TV and seeing walls of flowers and herbs. The only thing I had to hand was a hanging pocket shoe store and I decided to use it to grow my plants in. I have included the dates I took the photographs to give readers an idea how quickly the veg grew.
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Signing UpStep 1Materials needed
- Hanging pocket shoe organiser /store.
- Pole and attachments ( curtain pole or pipe fittings, screws).
- Strong metal saucepan or utensil hanging hooks
- Compost of a good quality moisture holding type.
- Selection of plants or seeds... e.g. mixed leaf salad, herbs,sorrel, peas, mini tomatoes.
- Piece of wood 2"x2" as long as the width of the pocket store to keep the base of pockets away from the wall.
- Trough planter to catch drips.
- Pole and attachments ( curtain pole or pipe fittings, screws).
- Strong metal saucepan or utensil hanging hooks
- Compost of a good quality moisture holding type.
- Selection of plants or seeds... e.g. mixed leaf salad, herbs,sorrel, peas, mini tomatoes.
- Piece of wood 2"x2" as long as the width of the pocket store to keep the base of pockets away from the wall.
- Trough planter to catch drips.
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I think it will come in handy to cover the outside of my brick fireplace that warms up the house in the summer too much???
THANKS for the great ideal.. I've passed it on to several people!!!!
pippa
Just wondering what the material is that your shoe organizer is made of ?
We have some plastic and some fabric. What would you suggest?
I live in Florida, and the idea of a living wall, to absorb the heat of the sun and add more green to the home, is not new. But this is a new idea for ways to get it done. I love it. Good job.
Now I am going outside to look at my hottest, most sun-exposed walls and ponder your vertical garden.
My frustration with growing in containers is that lately I have to water almost every day... you'd think the humidity would keep it from evaporating so quickly.
Thanks.
You could also make a hanging flower garden on the side of your house or garage. What a fun project!
Is it alright with you if I add it to my "plants" group?
note: if you are at all considering eating the fruits of your labor; there are natural fertilizers and companion plants to aid in pest control instead of the chemical stuff.
do you plant them in the same pockets or would you plant them around all the outer pockets, thereby providing a kind of barrier?
Instructables is supposed to be informative, letting people know about useful products is totally ethical.
I joined just to tell you that I now have a shoe rack in a pretty black and white pattern in my bedroom, filled with lovely air-cleaning plants. :)
I mean, not that all plants don't air clean in some way, duh -- I'm just asking if you were hyperintentional about it, like a NASA scientist? Spider plants and dracaena ferns coming to mind...
We got some mother in laws toungue, an Areca palm, some ivy, some pothos, and a couple of other small plants- basically anything that was on the NASA list or on the TED talks video that was on sale at WalMart.
THe plants closest to the door are not happy, but it's a big glass door and I'm pretty sure it's the temperature there (it's substantially colder than the rest of the room) that's made them unhappy. The room still smells better and I still sleep better, I just water it once to twice a week. It's worked out better than I'd hoped!
Also, I'm not sure which one, but I strongly suspect one of the plants helps a lot with fart smell- a very important thing to have in a bedroom to keep marital peace. Once I figure out which plant that is, I'm getting a whole lot more of it!
V inspired by this hot fuzz you have here. Will be making plenty of shoe store plant walls when I get into my new house!
great garden, btw!