After checking, the coco coir mulch I ordered doesnt seem to be a concern for pets.
Thanks for the caution, rather find out now than after a problem!
Show your verticals
Karen Thank You.I couldn't remember what it was..That gray matter is thick sometimes..LOL
Here's my vertical. It's for 1-4 gallon containers in a vertical space.
That looks good Linda, I didn't know you were so creative!
Dreamer,
I'm not. But I've got this one. I'll post the pics of a finished prototype of what I'm envisioning when I get home. You welders out there will have to pay attention, cause this one will work!
My DH is a welder and if I can talk him into making one for me, WOW! Ya'll pray, hear?
Linda looks good..Watching for patent #
How many 5 kg block of coir does it take to fill one of these (like the 1st one shown) stacked 6 high?
If you are referring to the 1st picture in this thread, 1.25 blocks of coir to fill 6 (21 inch planters)
do you use it straight or do you mix it with potting soil? forgive me if this has been answered already.
Susan
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I use it straight, but you can mix it with anything
Thank you!
I can't seem to find the instagarden website or anywhere that has stackable planters like the ones Bocabob shows in the photos. Does anyone have a good, current link (or links) for them? I'd be interested in a full set up or build-you-own. Thanks!
I know Bob used the Nancy Jane stacking planters (available from many sources) I think the other one Boca Bob used was the Hydro stacker.
https://www.hydrostacker.com/
Also check out some of the threads by Jaywacker--he also grew a lot in the stacking containers.
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nancy janes stackers are sold by everybody and their brothers, sisters and cousins. I googled up this info for you. You will notice that the price for a stack of three pots ranges from about 25 to 35 dollars with amazon being about the lowest price. Your local nursery may be able to pick up some of those for you and save you some on shipping costs. I threw away those rinky dinky so-called "self watering" grids in the bottom of the of the NJ stackers and drilled holes in the bottom of the pots (the pots are even marked to show you where to drill). This allows you to water all pots in a stack by just putting water in the top pot only and it drains down through all the pots below. If you leave those "self-watering" grids in each pot, you almost have to water each pot individually and that defeats the purpose of using stackable pots. The NJ stackers (the smaller ones) are good units to start out with and to learn about growing in stackers.
http://www.google.com/search?q=nancy+janes+stackers&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Thank you so much for the information. I must have been using the wrong search terms! I can't believe I didn't think of checking with my local nursery. DOH!! I WORK there.
These Photos were taken a month ago. My garden is coming along nicely.
http://s1131.photobucket.com/albums/m554/Ray4852/
WOW!!! You went into vertical gardening in a big way. Looks like a commercial operation. Tell us more.
No commercial operation just a home garden. I have 28 stackers and 4 clay pots. The 12, 10 gallon flower pots are for tomatoes and squash. I have 400 hundred strawberry plants. I have snow peas, green and yellow beans, lettuce, hot peepers and sweet peepers. The 9 grow bags have blueberry plants in them I started this spring. over all I have about 25 hundred tied up in the garden. a very affordable hobby to get into. I also collect my own rain water to keep it going up until I get my first frost. This type of garden requires a lot of water. I could use my well but rain water is better. whats nice about it. no weeds to worry about. nutrients are very reasonable in price.
Hi Ray --- It is a lot of fun gardening the way you do as I did it for many years and the best part no weeding and top quality produce. Have you considered opening a farm stand?? LOL I do miss it! I raised most everything. Tomatos in my winter season, October to February and watermelon from February till October. I really had it great and some fantastic results which always amazed me. I grew strictly in Earthboxes and loved it. I would be out there enjoying my coffe and feeding my birds at 8AM till dark. Against doctors orders I continued and had another heart attack right in my garden so that was the end of my big time garden. Lord how I miss it !!!!
Ted
