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Visited a rooftop garden in Brooklyn last weekend and noticed how they used old plastic nursery pots as clever vertical planters on a chain-link fence
They drilled drainage holes and zip-tied the pots in a staggered pattern, and now I'm wondering if anyone has tried something similar for small balcony spaces that get morning sun but need airflow saved on floor space?
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wilson.jana13d ago
Legit have been thinking about trying this on my balcony too. That bit about staggering them giving each plant its own space makes total sense, I have a morning sun spot but it gets crowded with regular pots. One thing I will add is to check the zip ties after a few months, the sun can make them brittle and you will come home to a mess on the ground. Did you use a specific size pot or just whatever nursery ones you had lying around?
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Oh man, that's a SOLID setup you saw. I've literally done this exact thing on my own balcony last summer. It works better than you'd think because those nursery pots are usually thick enough to handle being outside for a few seasons. The key is drilling plenty of drainage holes - like at least 6 to 8 per pot - so water doesn't sit and rot the roots. I used zip ties too and found that staggering them like you said gives each plant its own space to get air and light. Just make sure the fence or railing is sturdy because when those pots get wet and full of soil, they get HEAVY. I grew herbs and trailing flowers in mine and they did great with morning sun. Definitely saves floor space and looks way cooler than a boring shelf.
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