Do you happen to have an old Europallet lying around somewhere ? If so , now is the correct time for their deployment . From such a simple wooden palette you may not only build up all kinds of great DIY furniture , but also a space - saving herb garden for balcony , patio or the small garden .
Vertical herb garden in the euro pallet build
To convert the pallet into a herb garden , you do n’t even need to be particularly skilled . Basically , all you have to do is slew and screw the floors and line the result flower boxes with pool line drive or standardised . The homemade herb garden is ready !
That’s what you need
You need material :
and corresponding tools :
Once you have collected all the cloth , you could embark on establish . First of all , turn the pallet around and measure how long and broad the bottom of the three future “ blossom boxes ” must be . Then turn off three matching shelves out of the narrow wooden slat and secure them well . Once this is done , all you have to do is line the “ bloom boxes ” with enhancer and staple them – done . The rest period is just fine oeuvre that you may do as you please or not at all . The chain of herbaceous plant can be beautifully decorate with board foil and ropes , sanded smooth and varnished / painted in colour or whatever else you may think of to embellish .
Fill the flower boxes with a desirable herbaceous plant substratum , the composition of which depends all on the desire specie . Mediterranean herbs have a lean , sandy substrate , while other kitchen herb have a rich assortment than flower and herbaceous plant land and some sand . Do n’t forget to first rank a few centimeters smaller pebbles or interchangeable under the substratum as drainage – waterlogging is deadly for most herb . A standard Euro pallet with three “ flower boxes ” can harbour around 12 dissimilar herbs . The accurate number depends , of path , primarily on how great the select species usually become or how often you require to harvest them . Allow the plant enough air and light to develop healthily .
Which herbs are suitable for planting the pallet?
essentially , all folio and heyday herb are suited for cultivation in the herbaceous plant stove . Only root herb such as horseradish do not thrive under these conditions , after all the space usable is quite limited . When planting the boxes , make trusted you always put together herb with similar wet and nutrient penury – combining like parsley and rosemary should n’t get along too well . For instance , plant the top row ( where there is a lot of sunshine ) with Mediterranean herb , including specialties such as coriander , basil , tidy sum or various savage herbs and the bottom row with vulgar kitchen herbs such as parsley , Allium schoenoprasum and chervil .
Hint
Always attach the herb pallet well , for exemplar to a wall or with the assistance of support posts . If it stands in the garden , for representative , as a screen , you may also concrete it in . This securing is necessary so that the whole construction does not decrease over at the next breeze .
