How to Make a Fruit and Veggie Palate Garden: A Beginner's Guide
As a nifty producer and gardening enthusiast, I'm excited to share with you a simple and easy-to-make project that combines functionality and aesthetics - a fruit and veggie palate garden. This project is perfect for anyone who wants to get started with gardening without breaking the bank or having a lot of space.
The Main Material: The Pallet
The main material for this project is, of course, the pallet. I found mine for free at a local floral shop, which was a great score! I asked if they had any extras, and sure enough, they told me to take one home with me. You can find pallets in various places, such as hardware stores, Craigslist, or even online marketplaces like Facebook Marketplace. Just make sure it's sturdy enough to hold the weight of your plants.
Designing Your Palate Garden
I decided to keep my palate garden upright because, visually, it's really pretty and adds a touch of elegance to any room. However, you can also choose to lay it flat on the ground, which would create a raised garden bed effect. I chose to plant herbs and veggies that I use daily in the kitchen, making it super convenient to have in the kitchen or right outside your doorway.
Vertical Gardens for Small Spaces
If you don't have a backyard, a patio is an excellent spot for a vertical garden. But if you're like me and don't have a patio, don't worry! You can still create a beautiful and functional garden indoors, as long as it gets plenty of sunlight. The key to growing veggies indoors is to provide the right conditions, such as adequate light, water, and nutrients.
Starting Small: Succulents for Beginners
If you're new to gardening, I highly recommend starting with succulents. They're easy to care for, don't need a lot of water, and are incredibly beautiful. Succulents are perfect for beginners because they can thrive in low-light conditions and are forgiving if you forget to water them from time to time.
Mounting Your Palate Garden
When you're ready to display your palate garden, make sure you have the right hardware to mount it on the wall. You'll need some type of bolt or bracket that won't damage the wall or the pallet itself. If you rent an apartment, be mindful of this when deciding where to place your garden.
Tips and Tricks
Before you start making your fruit and veggie palate garden, here are a few tips to keep in mind: always check if the pallet is sturdy enough to hold the weight of your plants. Choose plants that thrive in similar conditions to ensure they all grow well together. Make sure to provide adequate light, water, and nutrients for your plants.
Next Time You See a Pallet...
So, next time you see a pallet on the ground, don't just walk by! Pick it up, take it home, and turn it into a garden. With a little creativity, you can create a beautiful and functional fruit and veggie palate garden that will add some greenery to your life.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi I'm Hitomi i'm a nifty producer and today i'm going to show you how to make a fruit and veggie palate garden this is a super easy gardening project and really that your main material is the palate which i found for free I actually went to a local floral shop and asked if they had any extra and sure enough I went to the alley and they had a like a stack of them so I just took one home with me this is great for having it outdoors as well as indoors I've seen it where you know you make this project and you could actually just lay it flat on the ground and it's almost like a raised garden but I chose to kind of keep it upright because it visually is really pretty and you know I chose to do herbs and veggies that I use pretty much on a daily when it comes to cooking in the kitchen so it's super convenient to have in the kitchen also it could be right outside your doorway and you could just like hop on out and grab a little sprig and then we'll bring you back from the kitchen vertical gardens are great for anyone that doesn't have a lot of space especially if you don't even have a backyard if you have a patio like that's a great spot to have it but I don't have a backyard so this actually lives right inside where you know the Sun does hit making sure that these veggies could still grow but really it is a good wall piece as well so it's decorative and useful gardening is something I strive to be better at all the time and I feel like small gardening projects are a good way to start so for this project I decided to plant vegetables and fruits but I recommend doing succulents if you're a beginner they are a lot easier to take care of they don't need that much water succulents are like beautiful to look at - so it's like a win-win for anybody when you're done with this project and you're gonna mount it on the wall make sure you have the right what do they call bolts no okay so when you're done with the project make sure that if you do decide to mount it on the wall you have the right hardware but you could also just lean it against the wall so it's not actually gonna ruin the wall itself if you are renting because that is the big issue and you know if you don't have to necessarily mount it on the wall again you can lean it against the wall you can lay it flat on the ground and it acts pretty much as a raised garden bed vertical gardens are something that I've always been into there's so many different ways you could hang plants on your wall but it's something I found fairly easy budget-friendly pretty much those hit my two marks of gardening and I got to customize it with the plants I like to have around me next time you see a pallet on the ground pick it up take it home you could turn it into a gardenhi I'm Hitomi i'm a nifty producer and today i'm going to show you how to make a fruit and veggie palate garden this is a super easy gardening project and really that your main material is the palate which i found for free I actually went to a local floral shop and asked if they had any extra and sure enough I went to the alley and they had a like a stack of them so I just took one home with me this is great for having it outdoors as well as indoors I've seen it where you know you make this project and you could actually just lay it flat on the ground and it's almost like a raised garden but I chose to kind of keep it upright because it visually is really pretty and you know I chose to do herbs and veggies that I use pretty much on a daily when it comes to cooking in the kitchen so it's super convenient to have in the kitchen also it could be right outside your doorway and you could just like hop on out and grab a little sprig and then we'll bring you back from the kitchen vertical gardens are great for anyone that doesn't have a lot of space especially if you don't even have a backyard if you have a patio like that's a great spot to have it but I don't have a backyard so this actually lives right inside where you know the Sun does hit making sure that these veggies could still grow but really it is a good wall piece as well so it's decorative and useful gardening is something I strive to be better at all the time and I feel like small gardening projects are a good way to start so for this project I decided to plant vegetables and fruits but I recommend doing succulents if you're a beginner they are a lot easier to take care of they don't need that much water succulents are like beautiful to look at - so it's like a win-win for anybody when you're done with this project and you're gonna mount it on the wall make sure you have the right what do they call bolts no okay so when you're done with the project make sure that if you do decide to mount it on the wall you have the right hardware but you could also just lean it against the wall so it's not actually gonna ruin the wall itself if you are renting because that is the big issue and you know if you don't have to necessarily mount it on the wall again you can lean it against the wall you can lay it flat on the ground and it acts pretty much as a raised garden bed vertical gardens are something that I've always been into there's so many different ways you could hang plants on your wall but it's something I found fairly easy budget-friendly pretty much those hit my two marks of gardening and I got to customize it with the plants I like to have around me next time you see a pallet on the ground pick it up take it home you could turn it into a garden\n"
