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Archive for June, 2009
Edwina’s Pockets
Monday, June 22nd, 2009Marlon Green Jeans the Garden Wizard
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Measuring the Spot
Driving the Screw
Hammering it Smooth
Stuffing the Pocket
Finishing the Job on the Living Wall
Installing Drip Irrigation Indoors
Saturday, June 6th, 2009Here’s a step by step pictorial on installing drip irrigation indoors.
store bought drip irrigation parts, water filter, timer and washing machine connection stuff
timer and filter installed next to washing machine drip line travels through wall to living wall area
Regular drip irrigation fittings travel mostly hidden in and behind Woolly Wallys. 2 adjustable drip heads per individual Pocket.
Finished Living Dining Room Wall w/internal drip irrigation
List of Parts needed for Drip Irrigation System: In Order of Water Flow Starting at Cold Water Spicket in Laundry Room.
1. Hose Bib Splitter (Attach to Cold Water Supply Spicket to Washing Machine)
2. S.S. Washing Machine Connector Hose
3. Hose Coupling Double sided 3/4″ male hose threads
4. Irrigation Dripper Pressure Regulator (3/4″ Female on input side 3/4″ Male on out-put side)
5. Orbit Digital Hose Faucet Timer (use steel hanger straps to attach to wall)
6. 3/4″ Hose to 1/4″ Irrigation Line Adapter (3/4″ FHT x 1/4″ Compression)
7. 1/4″ Irrigation Line
8. In Line Water Filter that reduces Scale Build up (use steel hanger straps to attach to wall)
9. 1/4″ Line to Wall Pockets
10. add various 1/4″ Tee’s and Adjustable Drippers as needed (1 Dripper per Plant).
Adjust drippers as needed being careful not to overwater.
Chris & Mari’s Corner Pockets
Monday, June 1st, 2009
Corner Job Empty
Corner Job Full
Woolly Pocket(s) used: cream Woolly Wally Threes & Ones
Soil: Earthgro all-purpose indoor/outdoor potting soil
Plants used: Ficus Decora, Hoya Carnosa, String of Bananas, Kangaroo Fern, Asparagus Plumosa Fern, Jester’s Crown Fern, Coleus, Begonia Rex, Phal Fancy Orchid
Location: Mount Washington, California
Tony & Holli’s Sunporch
Monday, June 1st, 2009
Sunny Empty Wallys
Sunny Tony
Enzo Torcoletti Loves Pockets
Woolly Pocket(s) used: 4 x Woolly Wally Threes cream
Soil: Earthgro all-purpose indoor/outdoor potting soil
Plants used: Aralia & Philodendron Cordatum
Location: Arlington Heights, California
Andy, Laurel & Fargo’s Green Roof
Monday, June 1st, 2009
Fargo Looking Woolly
Roof Meadow
Marigold's Guard The Garden
Woolly Pocket(s): Woolly Meadow brown
Soil: mixture of old soil from pots already on the roof, 3 cubic feet of Whitney Farms premium potting soil, 3 cubic feet of organic compost mix, perlite to help keep the dirt fluffy and reduce the weight of the planter some.
Plants: We planted 1 black pear tomato, 2 Italian large leaf basil, 2 lemon cucumber to climb over the edge of the pocket, 2 red Rubin Basil, 1 Stupice tomato, 2 small volunteer woolly thyme plants, and a border of marigolds which are supposed to help repel slugs and to add some color to the roof. We picked the plants because they are known to grow well together. Some plants will actually repel each other if they are planted near each other (Laurel knows more about this, she picked the plants)
Location: San Francisco, California