How To Make An Easy Vertical Garden

This setup was part of a mobile unit from Greensgrow Farm installed on the side of a shipping container.

How to make an easy vertical garden. Gutters are an awesome way to grow food on a vertical surface. You could even buy a ladder instead of building your own which would be really quick and easy. The water can trickle down through all the levels and into a container garden on the ground.

And you can DIY many different kinds of planters with a few inexpensive craft or salvaged items to create your own one-of-a-kind vertical growing space. Another simple vertical garden that you can make yourself is called a leaning ladder garden. You can take a rather thick piece of PVC pipe and turn it into an amazing vertical planter.

However this would cost more and provide less space and stability for plant containers. You can grow other vegetables or herbs beneath the trellis. Swap plants in and out as the.

Adding window boxes hanging pots or a garden structure such as a trellis or tuteur also provides additional exterior vertical growing space. Make sure your irrigation system keeps plants moist and doesnt dry out. A good irrigation system is key to plants that do not wither easily and grow well.

Hides unattractive parts of your garden. This easy-care grass offers bright foliage year-round. You just need one piece of pipe for each planter that you want to create and you can house several plants in one pipe.

Provide shade for other plants. I have a crack in my wall so I decided to cover it up with a green beans plant. The angles of the gutters allow the whole unit to be watered from the top.