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Pallet strawberries!

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  • Dave MorganDave Morgan Posts: 3,123

    Nice display of vertical gardening. What did you use behind the pallet to contain the strawbs?

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,109

    Bumping up for Sweet Pea

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • SweetPea93SweetPea93 Posts: 446

    Thank you FG, also curious as to how you contain the strawberries behind the pallet?

  • star gaze lilystar gaze lily Posts: 17,621

    Me too Sweetpeaimage

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,109

    I think LoganB put membrane or something at the back.  I think I'd use marine ply to make it more substantial  if you wanted it long term. Heavy plastic would probably do the job reasonably well too. I htink she may have gone into the construction on her original thread. Perhaps she'll take a look later image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • star gaze lilystar gaze lily Posts: 17,621

    Thanks fairy, LH did say something about a membrane or something on the back, but wondered how you would get 'pockets' to plant anything in.....or am I being thick and missing somethingimage

  • Loganberry HutLoganberry Hut Posts: 199
    Hi! It's backed with landscape fabric fabric, bottom back and sides, then filled with compost. I had to keep it flat for planting, and for a few weeks after, but then the roots held it all together when lifted! It weighs a tonne tho... No moving it now! The pockets are just the spaces between the slats of the pallet. There was no modification other than a few bits of wood nailed onto the back for support.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,109

    You could do something similar for herbs and maybe salad crops if space was limited. 

    I once saw an old bookcase being used for a similar project. Must have been a timber one which was painted or stained to use outside.

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • star gaze lilystar gaze lily Posts: 17,621

    Thanks LH, great idea, looks good too image

  • Loganberry HutLoganberry Hut Posts: 199
    http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w410/kathryncraig/7D40533F-B04A-4D8E-A2B7-C90C8EC4D735.jpg





    Finished...
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