Garden in a Bag
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Within 4 to 6 weeks they will
have spinach or collard greens
to go with their other food.
We will also be able to teach
them natural drying methods
so that they can dry food.
Then when it is time to move
and they have to take their
garden in a bag apart, they will
have dried spinach and collard
greens to eat until the new
garden in the bag is producing
food.
We believe other foods can be
grown in the garden in a bag.
If you have suggestions,
please contact us.
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Making a Garden in a Bag
Supplies
1)You need a gunny sack or
"toe" sack.
2) You need to mix up enough
potting soil to fill the sack.
The potting soil needs to be ½
dirt, ¼ mulch and ¼ manure.
Once you have mixed these
three items then add water
and mix it thoroughly so that
you will be starting with a
moist potting soil.
3)You need a pipe that is
about 4 inches in diameter.
The pipe needs to be about 1
foot longer than the height of
your gunny sack. It can be
either PVC or metal. You then
need to make holes in your
pipe down 4 sides. The holes
need to be about 4 inches
apart and about as big around
as a 3 or 4 inch nail. If the
pipe is metal you can use the
nail along with a hammer to
make the holes. If the pipe is
PVC you can use a candle to
heat the nail and make holes
with the hot nail. If you do
this, be sure and hold the nail
with pliers so that you do not
burn yourself.
4)You need enough small
rocks to fill the four inch pipe.
These rocks need to be about
1/2 inch in diameter.
5)You need about 30
seedlings, depending on the
size of your bag.
Now you are ready to
construct your Garden. You
will need two people to
complete this project.
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Technique
First you need to put the gunny sack where you want it to
stay. It will be too heavy to move after you have built your
Garden. You need to have about 2 to 3 feet on each side of
the gunny sack so that you can harvest your garden.
Next you need to take the gunny sack and roll it down until it
is about 1/3 of its original height.
Then place the pipe exactly in the center of the bottom of the
gunny sack. While one person holds the pipe in the center and
makes sure that it stays straight up and not leaning to one
side, the other person begins to fill the gunny sack with the
dirt. As you come close to the top of the bag then unroll the
edges and continue filling until the bag is fully unrolled and full
of potting soil.
BE SURE THAT YOU DO NOT PACK THE SOIL AS YOU
PUT IT IN. It needs to just be put in loosely.
Next you need to fill the pipe with the rocks.
Now you need to cut upside down V's in the sides of the bags
for planting your seedlings. Imagine that the bag has four
sides. You want to cut four upside down V's on each side of
the bag in a vertical row and evenly spaced apart. Each side
of the V should be about 2 inches long. Once you have cut
these then you need to address the four spaces between the
four sides of the bag. Half way between side one and side two
you will make another vertical row of V's. This vertical row will
have only 3 V's and these V's will be halfway between the
horizontal row above them. I have taken the pattern and
flattened it out as if it were a cut open bag to demonstrate this
pattern.
Once you have cut your V's then you are ready to plant. Put
one seedling in each hole. Take your index finger and make a
hole in the dirt, then carefully put the seedling in the hole.
Once you have done this you should monitor your bag
carefully a week. If you have a seedling that dies then you
need to replace it to make the maximum use of your bag.
When you are ready to water the Garden you will pour ½ to 1
gallon of water into the pipe. The rocks will cause the water to
go in slowly so that all the seedling receive water. If you like
you can plant something in the soil in the top of the bag.
Something that is taller than what can be planted on the sides.
I have planted Broccoli in mine. Just be sure that you can still
get to the pipe for watering.
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