There are many people that want to live a more sustainable lifestyle, but due to physical or other limitations, their options may be more limited than someone lucky enough to have plenty of land to plant. Along these lines, using economical or recycled products to fulfill some of your needs not only saves you money, but it also helps reduce your environmental footprint. So if you are challenged on space, or it is difficult to phsyically tend to a garden, but you want to be more self reliant, then what can you do? Maybe a Bucket Garden is what you have been waiting for!
Old World Garden Farms discusses this in detail:
"The goal was simple. Design an attractive, inexpensive and functional container garden that anyone of any age could plant. It needed to be simple to create, maintain and harvest – and conserve on space. It also of course had to produce enough that you could grow some serious food!
Old World Garden Farms discusses this in detail:
"The goal was simple. Design an attractive, inexpensive and functional container garden that anyone of any age could plant. It needed to be simple to create, maintain and harvest – and conserve on space. It also of course had to produce enough that you could grow some serious food!
Last
year, we trialed tomato bucket containers. We built wooden frames with
scrap lumber that went over the top of 5 gallon buckets or nursery containers.
We then attached a 4’ high x 16” wide wire frame to the inside of the wooden
frame for a built-in, heavy-duty trellis. It was a take off of the Stake-A-Cage
that we use in our main garden – and it worked incredible – all at a cost of
about $2 for the wire trellis. If needed – we could have even made that
from scrap lumber for free.
The
higher level bucket allowed for easy watering and maintenance.By screwing
in the trellis to the box – it provided a perfect support for the tomato that
was easy to reach and tie up the plant as it grew. The bucket provided more
than enough room to establish a deep and complete root system – and the cover
not only made the planter attractive, but helped to insulate the plant’s base
from harsh winds and helped to conserve water. It also made harvesting a
breeze."
Read the entire article: Creating the Any Age, Anywhere Garden. A Small Space with Big Yields!
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