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Permaculture Veggie Tower
Eating vegetables are not on the top of everyones list of favourite things to eat and getting children to eat them can be a serious uphill battle. Top Billing's Janez gets back to his DIY roots to show us a novel way to grow your own veggies at home and get your children involved in the process. Who knows, this may just be the start of a veggie eating revolution!
Shopping List:
weld mesh 50mm x 50mm
Shade netting 80%
PVC pipe 110mm
PVC end cap
Drainage stones
Compost + Mulch
*Size all depends on how big you want to make it. So 1m mesh = 1m shade netting
Steps:
- Begin with wire mesh structure, leaving longer pieces to twist around with plyers, holding in place
- Next cut the shade-netting, lay netting flat and roll structure over it to get the correct size
- Place the shade-netting inside the structure, bend protruding tips of mesh structure to secure shad-netting
- Shade netting is folded over at the bottom, then put a few bags of drainage rocks on top of loose netting
- Put a few bags of compost and compost-mulch mix on top for space in the system
- Drill holes in the bottom of the PVC pipe that will be submerged in soil for worms to roam freely
- Tear newspaper and moisten it with water and throw in pipe
- Add worms from a tub - which you can buy at any garden supply store
- PVC pipe cover added to top (which has smaller holes drilled in top for worms to breathe)
- Cut holes in the sides of mesh and cut slits into shade-netting, start placing plants and seedlings inside
- Bigger plants, no more than 3 squares on the sides, largest plants on top
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