Overview of our vertical garden- Susie, Ian, Mike & Charlotte

For our vertical garden, we originally planned to build a free standing T-shaped structure that would balance plants like a mobile. We did not have our material list in time for Jon to go to Home Depot and get what we wanted but in the end it worked out. Jon had left over supplies so now we are going to build a different free standing structure. It is going to be based on an 8 foot tall wooden post that will have holes drilled into the side. These holes will house tubing that will come out the side and plants will be hanged on them. Each tube pole will be coming out a different direction and also be a different size for uniqueness and variety.

Initial Designs

Project Overview
-This project is an experiment in gardening that we can use to build an interesting and cooperative structure that can contain a series of plants.

-Because this is a chance to design and build something that is entirely our own and get experience with both gardening and construction.

-We will be building the equivalent of a bunk bed with a plant bed for basil being supported over a plant bed for lettuce.

Our Garden
-Our bunk bed will be four feet long and four feet high overall. There will be 2 feet between each bed and the beds themselves will be one foot tall each.
-Diagrams thus far:

-List of materials: we will need three 2inx12inx8tf boards to get the main structure together, the rest will be made of scrap from tech. That should be $43.71 at this link http://www.homedepot.com/p/WeatherShield-2-in-x-12-in-x-8-ft-2-Pressure-Treated-Lumber-255974/100022372?N=5yc1vZ1z0ywx6

Lisa Keson Matt and Ilona

For our garden we were hoping to plant

Strawberries

• time to plant: early spring
• sunlight: 8 hrs
• Harvest: June (4-6 weeks after blossoming)

Daisies

• time to plant: early spring
• sunlight: full sun
• Harvest: 4-8 weeks after planting

Poppies

• time to plant: early spring
• sunlight: full sun
• Harvest: 12 weeks

Basil

• late winter 
• 8 hours
• 6-8 weeks

Spinach

• time to plant: early spring
• sunlight: full sun
• Harvest: June 6-8 weeks

Mint

• time to plant: early spring
• sunlight: full sun
• Harvest: 6-8 weeks

Parsley

• time to plant: early spring
• sunlight: full sun
• Harvest: 6-8 weeks 

Lettuce

• time to plant: early spring
• sunlight: full sun
• Harvest: June 4-6 weeks 

We plan on using water bottles and the picnic table to do oru vertical garden.

Claire, Milo, and Tre

Our project idea

We are vertically growing peas, radishes,

MATERIAL LIST

1 "5ft x 4 inch wood post"

"mini trash can"

6 "2 liter bottles"

We will make a vertical garden for a biology project. It will use repurposed materials like soda bottles. It will be awesome. We are planting Spinach, Lettuce, Radishes, Peas, Watermelon, and Lavender. 

6 zipties

Plant type: Cucumbers=42 days
Summer- die in frost
Sunlight is best-full sun

ready harvest when 6 to 8 in. long
begin sowing any time from end of March

Plant type: peas= 70-80 days
full sun or part sun
ready to harvest keep peas in morning after dew has dried- 3 weeks after a plant blossoms more cool weather crops

Plant type: Radishes- 3 weeks
Hardy cool season
full sun
radishes ready to harvest fast

Plant type: lettuce
hardy vegetable
part sun
cool season 45 F and 65 F
Direct sowing is recommended
Sow additional seeds every 2 weeks for continuous sowing
harvest when full size just before maturity

Plant type: spinach
sow directly in vegetable beds
full sun
fall winter and early spring
sow seeds 1/2 in. to 1 in deep
sow 12 seeds harvest when desired size

Vertical Garden! What we are planting- by Mike, Susie, Ian, and Charlotte

In our group, we wanted to grow different kinds of plants so we decided on the following:

-Snow Peas
     they are a vegetables and the best time to grow them is early spring.  It best grows in temperatures around 70 degrees.  Snow peas take about 60 days from sowing to harvest.

-Honeysuckles
     Honeysuckles do best in full sunlight but are also capable of growing in partial shade as well.  They are able to start growing in early spring.

-Blackberries
     Blackberries take about 40 days to grow from sowing to harvesting.  They are best to be planted in the spring and grow best in full sunlight.
   

Ben Gabinet, Elvis Fang, Joshua Reinstein Initial Research

-Plant choice
We decided to grow lettuce and peas, since both well in the medium temperatures that we will experience towards the beginning of Spring.

-Seed Type
Thus we will want 10 leaf lettuce seeds, and 5 snap pea seeds.

-Temperature Requirements
Between 45 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit.

-Time for Sowing and Harvest
Lettuce requires 4 to 6 weeks planted inside before transplanted to our vertical garden. The peas should be sowed outdoors.
http://www.almanac.com/plant/lettuce