How to Plant a Milk Crate

Would you like to grow a “crate to plate” garden? It turns out that milk crates are the perfect size for growing vegetables and herbs in a container garden.

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Last winter I scan about a garden in New York City that supply over 100 dissimilar crops for the restaurant locate next door .

What separates this garden from other gardens that grow fresh produce for restaurant is this one was planted entirely in Milk River crateful . About 3200 of them .

The 1 three-dimensional foot milk crates are the complete size for growing . Consider it another option for asquare - foot garden .

The crates are lined , take with grunge , planted and kept water with driplines . “ Milk River crateful Farmer ” say they can grow just about anything comestible ( except yield trees ) and the crates do work well on terrace , balcony , rooftops , and even park lots .

Those Milk River crate farmers inspired me to give it a try . I just happened to have an old plastic milk crate in the service department , as well as a few other supplying on hand .

Here ’s what you ’ll call for if you ’d like to plant a milk crate , too :

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