Lucy the garden dog and I worked in the wood pallet garden yesterday harvesting lettuce and re-planting the pallets with some cool seeds. The weather here in the Pacific Northwest has been gorgeous lately and I’m having a hard time staying inside. Especially with Lucy, she want’s to go outside all the time now and check the gardens or sun herself on the back lawn.
What a life that dog has. What a life.
We harvested the last of the Freckles romaine lettuce {it tastes just the same as regular romaine but looks cooler}and I’ll definitely be planting it again in the fall. We also harvested the rest of the endive as well.
After harvesting the lettuces, we were left with 2 naked wood pallets, so we went ahead and planted them with bush beans. Tiger’s Eye and Calypso Beans {or Orca Beans}. How cool are these beans going to look in some homemade soups this winter? Pretty stinkin’ cool if you ask me!
As far as the other wood pallet crops go, the romaine looks like it might be ready to start harvesting next week.
The celery is coming along nicely too.
And I think we have about another week left before the spinach will need to be pulled.
Not bad for a couple of wood pallets a little soil and some seeds. Gardening is awesome, no matter what methods you use. Have a great weekend everyone.
~Mavis
Want to learn more about wood pallet gardening and how I put mine together? Click on the pallets above and it will take you to my first pallet garden post of the year. You’ll also learn what to look for when choosing a pallet.
Carol says
Enjoy your weekend, Mavis!
Kellie R says
Hey Mavis,
Been thinking about your pallet garden. I can see screwing some poles to the side (or some sort of removable system – like a garden convertible?) and stringing a trellis for pole beans. I think it would look awesome as a structural element in your garden, too. Happy gardening!
Marg Tuinstra says
Mavis, do you honestly think there is an advantage to pallet gardening? Really been wondering about this.- thanks, Marg
Mavis says
I don’t know that there is an advantage. For me it’s just another way to garden. People who are limited on space really seem to like it though. 🙂
deb says
Do you line and cover the horizontal pallets? Or just fill them with dirt?
Annette says
Whatever happened to your blog in Maine? I don’t get it anymore! Are you okay???❤️❤️