The other project that i was working on is what i call »garden bed on a pallet«. They sell these plastic-tarp garden-"beds" on temu.com for little money:
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Now my idea is to place those on top of a used pallet, together with a pre-installed trellis and grow all kinds of light squashes in there, like Zucchini, Cucumber, Acorn, Butternut. I worked on a prototype this week and that's what i came with:
As you may remember, i live on a, in some parts steep, hill-site with little to no flat land, so the idea is to place the pallet with the plant-side towards the hill and support the trellis-side either with wooden legs or cinder-blocks. The plants can grow up the trellis, the harvest will dangle below and can easily be plucked.
Only in two of the four compartments squashes will be planted. Hot peppers and onions will be planted as protection into the front compartments.
If that works out, i may start selling these in the future…
This looks great. My only worries would be strong wind + drying out faster than sitting on/in the ground.