This may not be too flash or flamboyant but its a cheap bed and you can also grow some veggies in it.
Apparently in 3 years you should be able to grow enough "stuff" to pay the bed off.
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That would take much shorter than 3 years. I still don't know how they make such a claim.
haha that's probably true.
Apparently in 3 years you should be able to grow enough "stuff" to pay the bed off.
Weed?
cough cough grass
Dope
Nope
Hope.
Rope
lol. why the negs
If possums don't destroy what you grow, then yeah.
+1 for fellow possum hater
any ideas on how to deal with possums? main ingredient in possum sprays is chilli but they're eating my chillis.
You're missing the opportunity to have meat with your veges.
I use those polystyrene fruit & veg boxes… usually to be had for free.
That is a great idea.
I don't like the idea of the plant roots sucking poison into my vegetables. Herbs would be OK I.e basil
That's why I ceased to use them. Polystyrene doesn't break down either.
You are just recycling them, not like you are going out to buy them purposely for planting. The boxes are not breaking down even if you are not using them.
If you're worried about that (and i'd wager there is nothing to worry about), line them with black plastic first. Don't forget to ensure there are plenty of drainage holes
I don't like the idea of the plant roots sucking poison
What poison ?
Indeed. Ever had coffee in a foam cup? How about "instant Chinese food" in a cup? TV dinner in a foam tray? They're all polystyrene foam.
And a lot of the veges you buy in the supermarket have been sitting in a polystyrene foam container for a couple of days.
However, not all polystyrene foam will be safe for food purposes. The foam might have been treated with flame retardants, particularly if it is foam that has been part of an appliance, e.g. the insulating foam in an air conditioner. If the foam container has been used for shipping vegetables, and the edible parts of the veges have been touching the foam (e.g. cauliflowers and asparagus), then you are probably safe.
and the edible parts of the veges have been touching the foam (e.g. cauliflowers and asparagus), then you are probably safe.
Just get them from your local fruit shop… They usually have stacks of them…
Coffee in a foam cup, instant chinese food, and tv dinners are not in my usual dining repertoire. enjoy that
Well excuse the rest of us for eating (& enjoying) $1 (or less) instant noodle cups/bowls!!!
And seriously, you've never had a coffee in a foam cup? Do you never get takeaway coffee, or do you search high & low to find somewhere that uses cut-down trees for cups instead? (Enviro cups haven't always been around my friend!!)
I actually bring my own metal tiffin to (some) takeaway stalls/stores - those that don't mind indulging me.
I never nuke TV dinners nor Instant Bowls in their containers…; into the Pyrex it goes. [Although I think some Plasticiser noodles are more toxic than their containers! :-) ]
Don't drink coffee but if I did, would try to inveigle my own cup past a hipster Barista as well (and hope he/she 'gets it' too)
Very tempting. Just need to see if Aldi opens late during the weekday.
Just wondering how many bags of potting mix it would take to fill this baby up? thinking maybe do a nice little herb garden
13 twenty five liter potting mix bags to fill to the brim.
13 twenty five liter potting mix bags to fill to the brim.
I beg to differ
Please explain.
Will it be 12 x 9 x 3 = 324?
That is ~13 25-litre bags
You sir, are right on the money
At about $5-$10 per bag that works out quite expensive.
Where are you buying your potting mix that it's that expensive?? 3 for $10 is the average going rate here on OzBargain, isn't it?
ALDI also have potting mix for 3.99 for a 25L bag
https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/saturday-31-august-2…
Anyone tried growing a veggie garden on a balcony? Could be my next hobby.
Doing it now, it's a great idea. I'd stick to pots rather than one of these beds though, so you can move them around. I have tomatoes, broccoli, brussels sprouts, herbs, strawberries, chilies.
I find it easier to look after than when I lived in a house as they're more accessible and get more attention - harder to forget to water them.
If you have trouble remembering to water your plants, there are two things that will help:
- water crystals (a gelatine-type substance that soaks up water and slowly releases it)
- google calendar. Set it to give you a repeating alarm, and make the alarm send an email to your gmail account. Don't mark the email as "read" until you have watered the plants. And if you don't like gmail, you can always tell gmail to forward the email reminders to whichever email account you like.
Or you can just set a repeating alarm on your smartphone. Set it for a time when you know you'll always be home and awake.
if you have a sunny spot then its possible… I can only grow a bit of herbs that dont require a lot of sun at the corner of my balcony as I only get sunlight in the morning.
Why do I keep thinking about Plants vs Zombies when I look at this deal?
The closest price I can find is Masters. For same size (and most likely same product) they charge you $59. So this is a bargain.
http://www.masters.com.au/product/100101474/summit-garden-be…
Is there a way to join two and make a bigger vegie patch using this item?
It probably is better to have separate beds then you can do crop rotation
Looks like two may be joined to make a single 2100 x 2100 x 300. Only thinking that joining two can effectively double the size of the bed relative to having two separate beds.
Not as structurally sound and may bow/bend once you have wet potting mix in there
Didn't think of that. Thanks. So improvisation attempts are out of question. :)
Well ended up buying two beds and build a single slightly larger 1.2m x 2.1m bed. Have some leftover parts (900m walls, 4 corner plates and the hardware).
Had to use some batons to increase rigidity of the assembly. The bed is now in operation as a wicking bed. Also had to drill a drain hole (and fit with some drain pipe and a grommet) at bottom of one corner plate. Just been sown with approx 1/2 ton garden soil and some sand in the bottom.
Let's see how it goes.
thanks OP
Id be able to pay it all off and then some after my first crop ;)
"stuff" = cough herbs?