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Vertical Gardening
Susan Holewa
Sedgwick County EMG
Gardening in the Third DimensionUP!!
• 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?
