Make a Vertical Vegetable Garden
by heather
I have three kids under the age of five, and while I would love to have a veggie garden, I am still a little too frazzled to take on a huge project like a garden. But check out this vertical vegetable garden made from a shoe organizer - I think I could handle a project of this size! You can get large shoe organizers at your local department store for under $10, or a small shoe organizer (with 8 pockets) for just $1 at your dollar store.You will also find some vegetable seeds at the dollar store. Project by Instructables user pippa5. [how to make a vertical veggie garden] [via]
Gardening stuff is hitting stores now, so be sure to visit your dollar store now for quick-selling items like hanging baskets. They sell out quickly, and can cost five times more (or even more!) at other stores. A lot of the materials in this project could vary in price quite a bit depending on where you shop. I'm not sure how much the pole would cost. I'm guessing it would be more than $1, even if you got the materials at the hardware store.
Project Estimate:
- Hanging shoe pocket organizer, $1 and up
- Pole and attachments for hanging (curtain pole or pipe fittings, screws), $1 and up
- Strong hanging hooks, $1 and up
- Soil, $1 and up
- Selection of seeds such as lettuces, herbs, peas, mini tomatoes, $.10 per pack and up
- Trough planter to catch drips, $1
Total: $5 and up
Also check out: How to Make an Upside-Down Planter
OMG! I just love this! we are limited in space for our patio and I have extra’s of these over the door show organizer since I went the for the clear ones in my studio! I can’t wait to try this, thanks!
this is fabulous!! unfortunately I think the side of the house is facing the wrong way to work well :( Maybe we could build a frame for it….
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This is fantastic! I always am looking for new ways to get my kids involved in gardenting I think this is my next project!
Great Idea! Love it – stopping by the dollar store on my way home tonight.
This is such a great idea! I am featuring it on my blog tomorrow, thanks!
Lois
Great idea! I don’t really have anywhere to hang it, though. I like my upside down tomato planters. They only cost about $5 each and can hold 8-12 plants depending on which ones you buy. You can grow just about anything in them – veggies, herbs, flowers – and pests don’t get at them.
It’s not a DIY, but they only take up a foot or two of space (depending on what you plant in them).
I had to share it here:
http://www.esbechic.com/1/post/2011/06/vertical-vegetable-garden.html
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I just spent money on a similar product. Never thought about using a shoe organizer. If you put some flowers in it makes a nice wall of color and hides the bag.
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