We added a couple more wading pool gardens to the garden at Epworth. We have learned this technique from Job at Ascension Luthern Church. Ascension has a number of wading pool gardens and they are also working with a number of other gardens to implement this type of container garden. Faith Mission on 8th has 96 of these wading pool gardens at their shelter.
The process is fairly simple and these wading pools make great containers for gardening and all the materials needed can be purchased for under $20 per container (includes pool, soil mix and plants). The first step is to punch or drill a number of holes in the side of the pool. This allows water to drain so there is not standing water in the pool.
Next you fill the pool with a mix of top soil, compost and peat.
Once the pool is filled with the soil mix then you can plant some plants in the pool. Depending on the time of year and weather you might plant something like tomatoes and pepper or perhaps in cooler weather crops like onions or lettuce. There are so many possibilities.
We have placed 2 pools in a parking space in the parking lot at the church. We also added wood chips around the pool to give the area a nice appearance. You could probably put 3 or 4 pools in a parking space, but for now we just went with 2 pools.
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