Planter my brother built

Howdy All!

I haven't been around much. I crunched my knee cap the week before Thanksgiving. Ouch! Anyway, my brother came out to visit and built me a planting table/box that I could garden at while standing at my walker or cane or sitting in my wheel chair. He just kind of made it up as he went and I think it's fab! It's heavy duty. A definite team lift item. He started out thinking he was going to do some kind of hydroponic system for me but what we ended up with is what you see below. He used water garden plant baskets. He also hooked up an irrigation system to each basket. Here in South Texas where it is so humid and mold and rot are issues I think the baskets will help with root rot but I am not sure what planting medium to use and how to I keep the water from just running straight out? I don't think it would work as true hydroponics because there is no resevoir for the water.

Laura

Here is a closer look into the baskets. He is anxious for me to put it to use. I told him it made a great potting table and he hurumphed and told me that was not what it was for, it was for a table top garden.

Laura

Vegetable Gardening: Square Foot Gardening http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/487630/

Vegetable Gardening: Square Foot Gardening Part II http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/519068/

Mel's Columns http://www.squarefootgardening.com/html/body_mel_s_column.html

Wheelchair Gardener http://www.squarefootgardening.com/WheelchairGardening.htm

Square Foot Gardens for the Obese http://www.squarefootgardening.com/html/body_obese.htm

Latest Improvements http://www.squarefootgardening.com/html/body_what_s_new4.html

Deck Gardens http://www.squarefootgardening.com/html/body_deck.html

Gardening resources, Square Foot gardens http://journeytoforever.org/garden_link2.html#companion

Then the Ten Basics http://www.squarefootgardening.com/html/body_how_to___.html

You've got a terriffic brother there Laura! It looks like he knows what he's doing.

~* Robin

they look great. anxious to see how they work out for you.