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