If you've had a simmering interest in gardening but have been hesitant because of low light conditions at home, try a mobile garden in a wagon. Maximizing sun exposure on plants is easy on a wagon garden, where you can effortlessly pull your garden seasonally to the areas in your home with the most sunlight, inside or out. Growing herbs and vegetables is a fun and eco-friendly way to supplement your trips to the local farmer's market or grocery store.
Herbs like sweet Italian basil and chives want full sun so a mobile wagon garden is a good way of getting a full and lively crop all year long. It also looks charming and works great both inside and outside the home.
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What about drainage? You wouldn't want to drill holes in the wagon, would you?
I do this but in pots (which solves the above questioned drainage issue). I live on the north side of my condominium building and haul my veges/herbs to the other side of the building for afternoon sun.
The wagons I had as a kid always had drainage holes...so it didn't fill up with water when it rained.
Nice... and it gives new meaning to the term "a moveable feast..."
What about any chemicals in the paint? Doesn't seem safe for growing edibles.
Those are kids' wagons.. I suppose if they're safe for kids, they should be fine for herbs... I'd plant flowers though, not an herb person.
That's a brilliant idea!
Loving this post. I snagged my old radio flyer when I cleaned out Dad's garden shed after he passed away and immediately planted it up as dh had it in the trash pile. (horrors) My earliest memories include being allowed to sprinkle Dad's herb garden as he followed the sun in our shady yard. He always patiently unloaded it whenever I begged for a ride which was often.
I find my herbs do better in the garden - now that I have a garden - but I still plant the wagon with colorful annuals every spring. I pull it front & center when I'm expecting guests and I've yet to have a guest who didn't comment on my 'creativity'. Amusing since my Dad was doing this long before most of them were born. Lot's of fun too.
If you want to plant direcly in the wagon, an inch or so of pea gravel topped w/coffee filters, then soil will provide adequate drainage. Just pull it under shelter when expecting a downpour or it will be short-lived. If that's too much to remember, drill holes for drainage & you're good to go. .
Love it!
How cute. I bet my parents would love to get rid of the old wagons that we had when we were little.