Gently push the piece of cardboard into the hole. Slide a seedling into each of the lowest holes, using the cardboard as a funnel of sorts. Fold a piece of cardboard into a V and set it inside the hole.Fill the large pipe with potting soil up to the bottom of the lowest holes, keeping the inner pipe centered.(Add a bit of soil inside the 8-inch PVC to elevate the 2-inch pipe if necessary.) Once established, filling this inner pipe with water aids in getting moisture to the roots. Place small PVC pipe inside the larger PVC so that the top of the inner pipe is slightly higher than the outer pipe.Drill about 30 randomly-placed quarter-inch holes in the 2-inch PVC.Place the pipe on top of the gravel and add soil around the pipe, to the top of the container. To use on a patio or balcony, drill several holes in the bottom of a 5-gallon bucket or large planter and fill halfway with gravel.To use in the garden: Use shovel to dig a 10-inch deep hole in the ground and bury the bottom end of the pipe almost to the first hole.Drill three holes on each of the remaining vertical lines, offsetting each new hole so that it's placed diagonally from those adjacent to it, making an alternating pattern.You now have two lines of four drilled holes. Drill three more holes along the same vertical lines, leaving about 10 inches between holes.(Mind you, these holes do not have to be perfectly aligned just get them in the ballpark.) Now drill a second hole directly opposite, again at the intersection of a vertical and horizontal line. Using the hole saw, drill one hole where a vertical line intersects with a horizontal line.For reference, mark this end of the pipe "DOWN" so you'll remember that this end should go down into the soil when assembling your salad tower. Measure 12 inches from one end and mark a line around the circumference of the pipe.These will serve as guides for the holes you'll drill. Mark four evenly spaced lines vertically down the large pipe.★ Did you make this PVC tower garden? Don’t forget to give it a star rating below! ★ It will take up a little bit more space, but it’s still a great way to get growing if you’re limited on garden space! If you love the idea of a vertical garden, but just don’t have the time or inclination to build a grow tower of your own, there’s a r eady-made option for you right here. Don’t have time to build your PVC tower garden? Since we battle slugs here with the year-round rain, planting in a vertical tower like this is another one of my attempts to grow slug-proof lettuce. Yes! It worked when I first tried this, and I’ve just planted a new tower and filled it with lettuce. Related: Upside-Down Tomatoes: Using Your Vertical Space Does this vertical garden tower work? Certainly, given the choice between a pvc garden tower to grow in or a large, flat piece of sunny slug-free space, I’d choose the sunny space. But until I have that, I’ll continue experimenting! I don’t know if pvc will leach chemicals into the soil, or if the plants will uptake them if they do. Is pvc safe to plant in for health reasons? I dunno. That said, it doesn’t have to be perfect. Without it, the soil will wash away every time you water. The idea here is to use cardboard as a temporary method of holding the soil in place while each of the seedlings develop a root system. It can be a bit fiddly to plant each seedling into this PVC tower garden. You don’t have to be really perfect about the placement of the holes as you’re making this PVC tower garden.
The instructions below are very specific for people who like detailed directions. I highly recommend working on a sheet of cardboard or a drop cloth so that you can collect all of the little bits and dispose of them. Sometimes you can wiggle it out with your fingers sometimes you’ll need to take the bit off of the drill and tap the bit to knock the circle of plastic out.Ĭutting these holes will generate little bits of plastic. After cutting each hole, you’ll find that the PVC remains stuck inside the hole saw. This is a special bit that attaches to standard electric or cordless drills. Ready to grow fresh greens, no matter WHERE you live? Sign up for myįREE quick-start guide and start growing some of your own food!ĭrilling the PVC for this tower garden requires a hole saw.
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