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Gardening

HopeHoops

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6. Actually that's one of the beauties of it. It does NOT need a lot of water.

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 4, 2012, 09:13 AM

Apr 2012

You top water and it soaks down but there's very little loss to evaporation. Extremely efficient method. And yes, that picture is very much what I'm talking about, except I have to paint them green.

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I'm going to do some verticle gardening this year. I saw it 25 years ago at the National Arboretum. [View all] HopeHoops Apr 2012 OP

I always wanted to do that. Denninmi Apr 2012 #1

I'll let everyone know how it goes. HopeHoops Apr 2012 #2

If this works out, we want pictures. Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #3

Something like this image in found on Google. Denninmi Apr 2012 #4

I'll bet that needs watered a lot. Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #5

Actually that's one of the beauties of it. It does NOT need a lot of water. HopeHoops Apr 2012 #6

A lot of people will put a perforated pipe with a cap at the bottom down the center. Denninmi Apr 2012 #7

I'm going to use the top-down method with a food of gravel at the base for retention. HopeHoops Apr 2012 #8

I think I see spinach in this one. That would be a great idea. Ruby Reason Apr 2012 #12

that is a super idea. I want!!! Whisp Apr 2012 #9

do you think peas would do okay in this? Whisp Apr 2012 #10

Peas are going in a couple of mine - at ground level they are rabbit food. HopeHoops Apr 2012 #11