Not Enough Room
By fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29823)
Momence, Illinois
March 19, 2016 9:13am CST
At the Chicago Flower and Garden show there was a display for those who don't have the room to grow flowers or vegetables. I thought it was an amazing idea. They had vegetables growing in this display but I was told that you could also grow flowers like this.
They used a material that neither my husband or I knew. but a plastic PVC pipe that is used for plumbing can also be used. I'm sure there are variations of this apparatus could be figured out, my husband has a few ideas although we have plenty of room to grow and would not need this.
I thought it was very cool for apartment dwellers who have a sunny balcony. Or those with small yards.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
19 Mar 16
I love that idea!! I never thought of doing that!!
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
Someone once told me you can also do this sort of gardening with a gutter with hole cut in it. Same concept. I like this one better, plastic doesn't rust.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
I thought so too, may have to try this just because. I do have a huge veggie garden so don't need to but might just want to.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
19 Mar 16
@fishtiger58 Have you tried vertical growing pockets that can be hung from a fence?
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
@boiboing No I haven't we don't have a fence. We have a 16 foot by 24 foot vegetable garden however. We have a fairly big back yard so we do have plenty of room for the conventional way to grow.
@mommaj (23112)
• United States
21 Mar 16
@fishtiger58 LOL. I am going to have to remember to show this to my mother in law. She is a gardener, but she has a pin in her knees so can't get on the ground.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Mar 16
Exactly what I was thinking. I may need one of these in a few years lol.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Mar 16
@mommaj this would be prefect for her then
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@rebelann (111394)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Mar 16
It'll be a while before I try that @fishtiger58 right now I have an outdoor project I'm trying to figure out.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Mar 16
I bet you can and when you do I want to see.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Mar 16
@rebelann Are you planning on showing us your project when it's done?
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@LadyDuck (460083)
• Switzerland
20 Mar 16
@fishtiger58 Our rain gutters are made with copper or zinc, those made with zinc do not rust, I think I have some spare parts in the attic.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
I mentioned in another comment about I have seen this idea using rain gutters and they had strawberries growing in them. Yup no more rotten strawberries I would think. Rain gutters are metal and would rust, but using PVC plastic pipe is ideal, and it comes in a ton of sizes.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Mar 16
@LadyDuck then that would work, and spare parts means you spend less money to set this whole thing up.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
19 Mar 16
Wow, that is a great idea!
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
19 Mar 16
@fishtiger58 You make it sound so easy, lol.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
It is, I had to get a picture of this, way easier to show than to explain
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@ElicBxn (63252)
• United States
5 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 I've seen a garden tower grown in cut up soda bottles
Here is a way to maximize your limited porch or garden space by growing vertically. You'll learn to make drip-irrigating garden towers out of recycled 2-liter soda bottles. This method works well for growing flowers, herbs, and small...
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
5 Apr 16
@ElicBxn that's pretty cool, I looked at your link. I have also seen gardens grown in gutters with holes cut in them.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
5 Apr 16
It's amazing all the new ways to grow for those who don't have the room. It's a good thing.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Mar 16
Cool I will have to check that out. I'm not going to have a growing apparatus like this I have a big veggie garden behind my barn.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Mar 16
Even a patio or balcony would be enough room. It's a pretty cool idea.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 Apr 16
It's pretty amazing what you can do with that type of pipe
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
20 Mar 16
I am seeing more and more easy weed free ways of gardening. I saw one on FB yesterday...I love the idea of using a pallet.
Need a small space solution for growing, potting up or composting? These 20 inspiring DIY ideas and tutorials for upcycling wooden pallets including vertical gardens, planters, window boxes, greenhouses, compost bays, raised garden beds, potting benches an
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
21 Mar 16
@fishtiger58 Here if you drive by any business, there are always pallets at the street end of their driveways, pallets for free..
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Mar 16
that is another neat way to plant. We have a pallet company right here in town, easy for me to get one.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Mar 16
@PainsOnSlate Free one of my favorite things in life.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Mar 16
I have never been to that site, I will have to check it out sometime.
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@JudyEv (326648)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 16
@fishtiger58 We have several raised beds and they are good too but it takes a lot of soil to fill them up.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Mar 16
@JudyEv I bet it does, I wouldn't mind weeding so much if I didn't have to kneel
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Mar 16
I also like the idea that I wouldn't have to be on my knees all the time to tend the plants
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 16
urban gardening is often posted on Face Book where empty bottles of soft drinks and cans can be used to plant vegetables and flowers.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Mar 16
It's pretty amazing all the different ways those with no space can still grow.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
It is, and you can just leave them there to finish growing as well.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
I thought so too, now those with no enough room can grow.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
I never thought of that but you are right. Also it might be way less weeding as well.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Mar 16
I think so too. I just had to get a shot of this.
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