![]() ![]() Hard to clean out and change/refresh soil.Planting is harder given all sections versus in simple rows as with raised beds.Uneven access to the sun due to the tower height.Better success, reduced water use, and longer growing seasons.Having a ‘garden’ in places it wasn’t possible before.Easier to harvest the freshest, most nutritious veggies, fruits, & herbs.Even though I have 16, 4X16 raised beds (!… go Lynda!!) the towers are fun and very productive.” I love them and plan on getting two more. “I have 2 plant towers… version one and then two. Planters in Use by Gardens All Facebook Community Member Using Plant Towers in the GardenĪnd, here’s the comment and photos from a GardensAll Facebook community member, Lynda Reynolds, followed by photos of hers in use in her garden, beginning with the top image of this article: If you’re good with building things, you can create your own! Some in the Gardens All community have already done that successfully, and we’ve included some how-to videos below. Or, you could invest less and simply keep your composting bins separate. So while the Garden Tower with the composting core is a bigger investment up front, it could pay for itself in just a few months savings on groceries and fertilizers. The composting cores are designed to be a complete plant eco-system for kitchen scraps, plant nutrients, compost tea and even vermiculture. You can get a smaller, less expensive plant tower, such as the stackable 3-9 tier variety, or pay more for plant towers that include a composting core. After that… it’s all positive net savings. As vegetarians, we eat lots of fresh organic veggies, and especially salads, and of course the store bought organics are always more expensive. We’ve figured that for our family, a grow tower will pay for itself in about four months by savings in grocery purchases. Plant towers may need to be turned for more even exposure to sunlight. So if you’re going to do well with indoor towers, you’ll probably need a large overhead grow light. It will probably work fine to have a grow light that catches the side of the tower away from the window, though you still may need to rotate the planter to provide more even growth. You can read more about our experience with that in this article on garden planters. The challenge in plant towers is how their height casts shadows on the side away from the window. We ordered the Nancy Susan 3 tier to try indoors in late winter for growing microgreens. We’ve experimented with another type of plant tower and have some important tips on that. Some are stackable, some include a composting core that’s an ecological nutrient recycling system.Ī plant tower provides the most plants in the smallest space. There are a number of plant tower options that help you maximize growing ability in a small space. A grow tower right outside your kitchen makes it super easy to regularly cook with fresh herbs. Some of the best things to grow in a plant tower are herbs, microgreens and salad greens for year-round fresh greens. Around the Home: #2 Making a Garden Barrel.The Vertical, Composting 50 Plant Patio Farm.How to Assemble the Garden Tower Planter. ![]() The Garden Tower Project Composting Tower CONS.The Garden Tower Project Composting Tower PROS.Planters in Use by Gardens All Facebook Community Member. ![]()
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