Developing a vertical vegetable garden at home inside or on the balcony can provide us with clean oxygen, organic products and protect us from smog and insects. Here's how to build it. The vertical vegetable garden is the new green trend of the moment. The best way to take advantage of small spaces and have fresh produce in every season. To make a vertical vegetable garden we must have a free wall in the balcony or in the house where we can create a structure that develops in height where to place pots and grow the plants we prefer. Here are all the secrets on how to build a vertical vegetable garden. WHAT IS THE VERTICAL VEGETABLE GARDEN? The vertical vegetable garden is an innovative and green idea that is spreading more and more in our homes. It is a small garden that grows in height and gives good results in cultivation. It is beautiful to see and practical to care for. Often are inserted into structures such as pallets, shelves or hooks pots and containers in which to plant flowers, herbs or vegetables. With this solution we can put fresh produce on the table, season our dishes with sage, rosemary and others grown at home or on the balcony. It is a method that allows even those who have little space to give vent to their green thumb and contribute to the well-being of the environment. Yes, that's right, choosing to dedicate yourself to a vertical vegetable garden is a sustainable choice since it needs less water and less soil. DIY VERTICAL VEGETABLE GARDEN How to build a vertical vegetable garden? The first step is to evaluate the space available. Which wall do we want to decorate with our plants? The balcony, the kitchen or some other room? Let's take the measurements and move on to the next step: choose the most appropriate structures to fix to the wall. Here are some examples: The vertical vegetable garden is the new green trend of the moment. The best way to take advantage of small spaces and have fresh produce in every season. To make a vertical vegetable garden we must have a free wall in the balcony or in the house where we can create a structure that develops in height where to place pots and grow the plants we prefer. Here are all the secrets on how to build a vertical vegetable garden. DIY VERTICAL VEGETABLE GARDEN How to build a vertical vegetable garden? The first step is to evaluate the space available. Which wall do we want to decorate with our plants? The balcony, the kitchen or some other room? Let's take the measurements and move on to the next step: choose the most appropriate structures to fix to the wall. Here are some examples: Shelves Recycle old shelves or buy one is an excellent solution for the vertical vegetable garden. Especially if we choose slatted, perforated or grid shelves that allow water to descend. Wooden benches or pallets Pallets can be used directly as real pots by filling the channels with soil. Pallets, on the other hand, can accommodate pots. Recycled plastic bottles Hanging plastic bottles on the wall and using them as vases can be a great choice. We arrange the containers in vertical rows and that's it. The suggestion, in any case, is to cover the chosen structure with polyethylene sheets so as not to damage the walls and the chosen shelves with humidity and excess water. VERTICAL VEGETABLE GARDEN: CULTIVATION In order to proceed with the cultivation of thevertical vegetable garden we must get the right tools: shovel, rake, weeder, watering can, scissors. When we have everything we need we can proceed with placing the largest plants in the lower areas in order to make the weight well distributed so as not to overload the structure in the upper floors and make it unstable. We need to get some dedicated food crop supplements to compensate for the small amount of soil. In this way the plants will have the right amount of mineral salts and nutrients. WHAT TO PLANT IN THE VERTICAL VEGETABLE GARDEN? Once we have prepared the structure and the pots for the vertical vegetable garden we must choose what to grow, here are some tips: among the vegetables we must prefer types of vegetables that do not grow in height, so salads such as lettuce or radicchio may be an excellent option; climbing plants are another good choice, in fact pumpkins, tomatoes or zucchini can take advantage of the structure itself to grow or the wall on which it rests; yes to aromatic plants such as sage, rosemary, parsley etc.; we avoid perennial vegetables because they need periodical repotting and a lot of space, so no to asparagus or artichokes, for example. Thanks to all these tips we just have to choose where to place our vertical vegetable garden and start this new green challenge!
