Anybody currently have a window garden of some sort? Was just reading an article on "Window Farms". I'm think I might try making a small one in RV kitchen window. I'll let you know how that works out.
Summer veggies picked fresh from the garden are one of the true joys of summer. Nothing tastes better than a juicy tomato or crisp green pepper just plucked from the garden. That little backyard plot of summer tastiness is one of the things RV full-timers miss most when they take to the open roads.
Until now, the mobile RV lifestyle hasn’t lent itself to gardening. Many RVers do keep a potted plant or two in their RVs, but gardening can be a messy challenge when your home is constantly on the move. Loose dirt and sloshing water create a muddy mess every time you hit a bump in the road, and the limited sunlight pulled through smaller RV windows doesn’t encourage sun-loving plants to thrive. RVers who are dedicated gardeners solve the problem by moving pots outdoors when they hook-up for the night, but all that heavy lifting can lead to chronic back pain and exposing plants to temperature extremes can injure them.
RV gardeners have found a perfect solution to all their gardening problems in Windowfarms. Unique hydroponic grow stations originally developed for cramped city dwellers with no access to garden space, Windowfarms are lightweight, no-mess, space-efficient, attractive and cheap (about $30). A 4×3 window can accommodate more than a dozen vegetable plants, herbs and edible flowers. Made from recycled materials, Windowfarms provide an eco-friendly way for RVers to exercise their green thumbs.
Pinon said
04:40 PM Nov 23, 2010
Looks fun! I'm not sure how she got a $30 price tag, though. I would be worried about driving the RV with it though. Pinon
nwlambear said
05:33 PM Nov 23, 2010
Pinon wrote:
Looks fun! I'm not sure how she got a $30 price tag, though. I would be worried about driving the RV with it though. Pinon
I thought I might try making my own..two or three of them. If we need to move sites...I'll hang them in the shower. We are kind of stuck here at the s'n'b home so I can test a hanging garden in the 5th wheel now.
Window Farms Let RVers Exercise Green Thumb
Posted by Ashley Gannon on Aug 06, 2010Summer veggies picked fresh from the garden are one of the true joys of summer. Nothing tastes better than a juicy tomato or crisp green pepper just plucked from the garden. That little backyard plot of summer tastiness is one of the things RV full-timers miss most when they take to the open roads.
Until now, the mobile RV lifestyle hasn’t lent itself to gardening. Many RVers do keep a potted plant or two in their RVs, but gardening can be a messy challenge when your home is constantly on the move. Loose dirt and sloshing water create a muddy mess every time you hit a bump in the road, and the limited sunlight pulled through smaller RV windows doesn’t encourage sun-loving plants to thrive. RVers who are dedicated gardeners solve the problem by moving pots outdoors when they hook-up for the night, but all that heavy lifting can lead to chronic back pain and exposing plants to temperature extremes can injure them.
RV gardeners have found a perfect solution to all their gardening problems in Windowfarms. Unique hydroponic grow stations originally developed for cramped city dwellers with no access to garden space, Windowfarms are lightweight, no-mess, space-efficient, attractive and cheap (about $30). A 4×3 window can accommodate more than a dozen vegetable plants, herbs and edible flowers. Made from recycled materials, Windowfarms provide an eco-friendly way for RVers to exercise their green thumbs.
Pinon