pizza garden project kelly palmer. what is a pizza garden? a large circular garden sectioned off...

Pizza Garden ProjectKelly Palmer

What is a pizza garden? A large circular garden

Sectioned off to hold different plants

The plants are ingredients found in a pizzaFor example:

Tomatoes Basil Oregano

Dimensions 7X7 Hexagon near the black wall

Walls will be 16 ½ inches tall and 6.5 feet long

Hexagon for making the slices easier to make.

The walls are necessary because of the small amount of digging room underneath the gravel.

What will be needed? (all can be purchased from Home Depot)

What makes this project green? Food provided for the Oaks and other

places to eat on campus. Tomatoes for salads, grilled, and for various

sauces. Basil and oregano for sauces.

Aesthetically pleasing Pizza gardens are practical and provide

something exciting to look at.ALSO! It’s just a small, easy way to reduce our carbon footprint!

Plan of Action Begin as soon as possible!

May 5th would be a good day to start because if we begin growing the plants early, they will be ready to use by the time Fall semester 2012 begins.

Plan of Action Step 1: Set up the Garden

4 people needed Lift the garden and put into place Nail in the walls

Step 2: Put Soil and Fertilizer into Garden Fertilizer goes only into tomato “slices” Separate the slices using rocks.

Step 3: Water Soil and FertilizerOnce all this is complete, the garden will look like a hexagon and be ready to plant the tomatoes and herbs.

How to Separate the Slices The small rocksclearly mark out where the slicesshould go.This adds about an extra $33 from Home Depot.

Plan of Action Step 4: Put the tomatoes into place

Every other “slice” Step 5: Put the herbs into place

Fill the “slices” between the tomatoes Step 6: Water the garden againNow all that needs to be done is the upkeep of the garden throughout the summer. The plants should grow properly as long as the garden remains well watered.

Pizza Garden A pizza garden is very practical because

not only will we have new varieties of food, but it is also nice to look at!

Thank you