[Community_garden] Table Gardening

[Mike McGrath]

This is an excellent resource! Except for the chemical fertilizer 
recommendations, I agree with everything and its really well presented.
                                                ---McG

PS: Note the specific use of 'untreated wood'...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vinnie Bevivino" <bevivino at umd.edu>
To: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Table Gardening


> Linda (and all):
>
> The University of Maryland Cooperative Extension published this fact
> sheet on table top gardening, which you should read.  http://
> www.hgic.umd.edu/_media/documents/hg601.pdf
>
> The key is not to seal the box, per say, because you still want
> drainage.  I've had success with landscaping fabric, the stuff you
> use as weed blockers under mulched beds.  That lets the water through
> but keeps the soil in the box.  Depending on the amount of soil and
> the the size of the box, it might need to be reinforced with wood
> cross beams or metal mesh.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> -Vinnie
>
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