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3/16/2012 Vertical Gardening Susan Holewa Sedgwick County EMG Gardening in the Third Dimension UP!! Plant Plant Plant Plant Typical Garden Layout Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Vertical Garden 1

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Vertical Gardening

Susan Holewa Sedgwick County EMG

Gardening in the Third Dimension UP!!

  • Typical Garden

Layout

  • Vertical Garden

Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant

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Why Do It?

  • Produce more from

the same garden footprint

Why do It?

  • Easier harvesting
  • Keep fruits off the

ground

  • Better air circulation
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Types of Vertical Gardens

  • Hanging Container

Types of Vertical Gardens

  • Arbor
  • Fence
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Types of Vertical Gardens

  • Trellis

Cattle Panel ???

  • No!
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Cattle Panel

  • Metal fencing
  • 4 feet x 16 feet
  • Available at farm

supply retailers

  • Cost ≈ $20

Space Gained per Panel

  • Demo Garden raised beds 4’ x 25’

– (100 Sq Ft)

  • Add one cattle panel = additional 64 Sq Ft
  • Actual additional approximately 48 Sq Ft

(Take out cattle panel foot print 4’x4’)

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Construction

  • With bolt cutters, cut

panel in half

  • Secure two halves at

top with strong cable ties

  • Set up vertically

Construction

  • Measure width at

second rung

  • Using table saw, cut

PVC pipe to match width, saw 1 ½” notch at each end

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Panel Installation

  • Place bottom sections

(4-6 feet apart)

  • Poke bottom wires of

panels into soil

  • If using side-by-side

panels, secure together with cable ties

Adaptable Plants

  • Pole Beans
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Adaptable Plants

  • Cucumbers

Adaptable Plants

  • Squash
  • Melons
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Adaptable Plants

  • Malabar “Spinach”

Adaptable Plants

  • Melons/Cantaloupe
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Plant Selection Criteria

  • Right plant/right

place

  • Vining habit
  • Produce size/weight

Maybe Not!

Growing Tips

  • Support maturing

fruits with nylons or netting secured to panel wire

  • Tie (or thread)

growing vines through holes in panels

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Demonstration Garden Experience

  • Pole Bean:
  • Summer Squash:
  • Winter Squash:
  • Cantaloupe:

‘Emerite’ & ‘Red Noodle’ ‘Park’s Straightneck’ ‘Sweet Dumpling’ & ‘Waltham Butternut’ ‘Tasty Bites’ & ‘Edonis’

Demonstration Garden Experience

  • Malabar/Ceylon

Spinach:

  • Cucumber:

Species ‘Suhyo Cross’ & ‘Garden Sweet’ & ‘Sassy’

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Why do it?