It’s been a while since I’ve giving you an update on my wood pallet garden, so I thought I’d share a few pictures and let you know how everything is growing so far.
Yesterday I planted 16 strawberry crowns. Last year I grew strawberries in gutters, outside along the garden paths and also in a vertical pallet garden. I really enjoyed growing strawberries in wood pallets last year because it kept the berries off the ground away from the occasional slug.
Here is a close up of a small head of romaine lettuce we have growing in a wood pallet.
Here is another photo of some sort of red leafed lettuce {I forgot the name of this variety, sorry!}.
I know the wood pallet garden doesn’t look too exciting right now, but in about another month or so the pallets should be filled out and pretty lush if the weather continues to warm up.
The one thing I love most about gardening, it’s that there are so many different ways to grow vegetables. It can be overwhelming sometimes because I want to try everything all at once, but I love it. Gardening keeps me out of trouble {Ha!} and I can’t imagine a better hobby than growing your own food.
Gardening Rocks!
~Mavis
Michelle says
I gotta admit, I wasn’t getting the whole idea of a pallet garden. But just now it *clicked*!!
My garden is odd shaped and small. And it’s shaded quite a bit by our monstrous pecan tree. So I have been trying to figure out how to utilize the sunny spots the best way possible. I was considering having Chris build me a small raised bed. But now…now I don’t have to! I can just grab a pallet or two and plant in them! I was needing space for radishes, lettuce, beets…and a pallet will be perfect!
Thanks for showcasing this idea…!!
Mavis says
Figgy I grew beets in one of the pallets last year and they did great!
Sherri says
Mavis, can you please remind me where you buy your strawberry plants?
Mavis says
Raintreenursery.com 🙂
Sherri says
Okay, which ones do you have? I want ever bearing but I am not seeing those?
Aimee says
Hi! I’m planning on starting one of these after I saw this, and I’m wondering what plants you think would grow best? I’m definitely doing salad greens, strawberries, herbs, and i saw that beets worked. What about tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, bell peppers?
Thanks!
Mavis says
Cucumbers, maybe but the rest of the veggies you mentioned all have large roots so I would say no on those. I have had great sucess with lettuce, strawberries, celery and cabbage.