Ikea Shoe Organizer as a vertical planter for growing greens in a small spaced partial shade garden !
I had been thinking about how I should utilize this wall in the monkey window ( window no: 3 ) in my balcony garden for the past 2 years when my husband got back this shoe organizer from Ikea as a surprise hoping it would fit the bill and it sure did .
It is to be seen if the fabric will stand the test of time and last me atleast another 2 seasons but at Rs 400/ it is an absolute delight and allows me to utilize my small space vertically to perfection.
Where To Buy :
1. Ikea Shoe Organizer : http://www.ikea.com/sg/en/catalog/products/70251976/#/40250855 , $ 7.9 ( Singapore)
2. Seeds : Online : , www.rareseeds.com , www.migardener.com
In Mumbai : Ratanshi Agro , Namdeo Umaji , Byculla .
3. All garden supplies in Mumbai : South Mumbai : Ratanshi Agro , Namdeo Umaji, Byculla
4. Neem pellets : www.manidharmabiotech.com , www.neemkaranja.com .
5. Nutriboom Organic Slow Release Pellets – Pack of 25 @ Rs 80/ available at Ratanshi Agro Byculla.
6. Vermiculite : Ratanshi Agro – Rs 80 per kg, manidharmabiotech – Rs 40 per kg .
7. STINGLESS BEE HIVE in India : Madhusree honey and bee farm , Kannur , Kerala. Contact person : Binu PT – 9496391220.
Link to my STINGLESS BEE HIVE VIDEO : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL1ZaF4jNZI
Link to my How To Grow Coriander In Pots In Partial Shade : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfPuwcWE6wI
My Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/MumbaiBalconyGardener/
Patti shows you how to grow vining crops vertically continued.
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BRILLIANT! When is the best time of the year for you to grow greens? The coolest in India? I bet it dries out very quickly. Thank you my friend. You are an EXCELLENT teacher.
Wow Brilliant! Great idea..I'll try it..thanks for sharing..thumbs up!
Grow Cashews from seed
https://youtu.be/mspRqo4kNng
brilliant idea . just got some arugla seeds hope to have a bounty harvest
This is so cool, I was thinking about something like this for my strawberries. It could also be used for some trailing flowers. TFS T
Great idea! How is it holding up?
I always enjoy your videos, as this is how I lived and gardened for many years as an apartment gardener.
Wonderful
Happy Gardening
Marty Ware
Your garden looks beautiful. Great job. Loved and Subbed
A really lovely video, and SUCH a brilliant idea.
This is such a great idea!! Practical and beautiful!! Loved your presentation as well!! Thanks for sharing!!
This is a very interesting idea. You have done a lot with your space there!
Chuck
I love seeing how you overcome space restrictions! It is one of the reasons I started my channel. Get people to start doing something, anything! Learn to use the space they have.
Wow..this looks lovely..my mum is gonna love it.
Great move. u think and u do it/ Great ideas as always
I absolutely love this idea! It is so practical and beautiful display of your garden greens. 🙂 Happy New Year my friend! 🙂
Great vertical gardening ideas 🙂 I like your progress with the veggies you grew, very nice. Happy New Year!
hi. its so good to see such ideas. but I don't knw from where to get all the seeds. seeds like lettuce and stuff. would be more helpful if you could share that. TIA . And wish you a very happy new year with lots more plants 🙂
wow, it is a really good idea! 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
She makes her garden beautiful but so easy at the same time!!!
I'm very impressed. I didn't think a watermelon plant could support the weight of the melons on a vertical garden.
I wouldn't have thought of growing mellons vertically… thx
How do you support the watermelons when they become large and heavy? Does their weight ever pose a problem? Thanks!
How much area is your farm and how much do you grow in a year
How is your watermelon grows by now?
I am very interested in verical gardening but I am wondering if growing watermelon on vertical supports is just for the small variety of watermelons. What would keep the weight of the watermelons from from breaking off the vines? I guess this question isn't just for watermelon but pumpkins also.
I have grown squashes up our street trees, in the front tree pits in the sidewalk. The melons or squashes may need support as they get larger.
Wouldn't some kind of natural fiber twine for tying plants be more 'eco-friendly'?
Great ideas, overall. A very pretty vegetable garden!
Thank you . I was just wondering what would work. Peace.
maybe when it starts getting too heavy let the plant down?
I am trying this year. My thought is that the vine gets as thick as it needs to to support the fruit load. It will need access to the appropriate nutrient, though, which I think is Potassium.
water melon grown off ground!! what an idea! now the bottom wont get taht dirty ungle color!! I never knew this could even work! well doen on this video
thank you for showing this it answers alot of questions for me just by watching it
So what about big variety water melons like Crimson Sweets for example. They can get up to 20+ pounds. Can the vine support that weight? Seems like the melon would break off under it's own weight. Any thoughts on this?
Great video Patti! What I love alot about your videos is that you show the result of your efforts in the same video, (the effect months later). Most gardening shows will show the viewer how to do something in the here-and-now, but don't "look into the future" to show how successful or how much a failure their instruction turned-out. Love your style and appreciate the effort to stitch all your videos into complete views the way you do.
great vid!
Thank you.
I probably got six or seven for the season.
How many watermelons did you have growing up that support? Thanks for posting.