admittedly i have a pretty sweet set up ~ a little bungalow, close to sand and sea. i have no room to even,
sort of, complain.
but i'm going to for a second....
i have no yard. or more accurately, my yard is TINY. on top of it all, because the house was built on sand dunes, the only soil that i have, has been purchased and dumped. which means, after about 6 months, the ground becomes sand all over again. no bueno for planting a great veggie garden.
but take a gander at what i found over at
readymade.com. i LOVE this idea.....the raised salad bar. according to the directions found
*here* one can whip one of these out~ for not a lot of cabbage {around $60.00}
and you know what's really awesome, it's dog proof.
if you do make one of these {and i want to see it, if you do} be sure to get some of these....
incredibly cute popsicle sticks, hand foil-stamped
{by artist, kim jenkin}
and used as plant labels
.
admittedly i have a pretty sweet set up ~ a little bungalow, close to sand and sea. i have no room to even, sort of, complain. but i'm going to for a second....i have no yard. or more accurately, my yard is TINY. on top of it all, because the house was built on sand dunes, the only soil that i have, has been purchased and dumped. which means, after about 6 months, the ground becomes sand all over again. no bueno for planting a great veggie garden.
but take a gander at what i found over at readymade.com. i LOVE this idea.....the raised salad bar. according to the directions found *here* one can whip one of these out~ for not a lot of cabbage {around $60.00}
if you do make one of these {and i want to see it, if you do} be sure to get some of these....
incredibly cute popsicle sticks, hand foil-stamped {by artist, kim jenkin}
and used as plant labels.
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It is a great idea though. My grandfather did this same type thing by turning cinder blocks on their side and filling them with dirt.( Not sure I spelled that right.) The dirt stayed, had no where to go and the blocks could be placed anywhere in the yard.
Heck, even this tall one wouldn't be dog-proof for my beast!
Thank you :: Thank you
Also, make sure to not plant something that would be tasty for birds!! I never thought I'd have to worry about the birds!
Love your little house and little yard. I'd trade you in a second!
joni- be-atch. i love you, but YES i do really want to grow my own food. see? you don't know me THAT well!
and diane, seriously, how do you know how crazy my days are? it's insane to think i'd actually get something like this done...unless for a client.
I worked with Jon Traunfeld while he was designing these boxes...they are great. They work well for elderly and disabled people, as well as those that don't have much space for a garden.
They are dog proof as you mentioned as well, though one time we looked out the window and saw a groundhog sitting smack in the middle of one, gorging himself on fresh salad greens. Godd Times!