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Posted by Arosebuddy z3FargoND (My Page) on

Mon, May 10, 04 at 8:58

I am a newbie to this forum and will be moving out of a house and into an apartment this year. How about putting a child's small wading pool on one end of the balcony and grouping potted plants in it, maybe with statuary in the middle, then it would be like a garden. Anybody doing this? Rose

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Posted by PVick z6B NYC (My Page) on
Mon, May 10, 04 at 23:45

Don't know of anyone who's doing that, but it sounds like a good idea! Would make watering those pots easier, too...

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Posted by sahoyaref Alberta z3a (My Page) on
Tue, May 11, 04 at 14:24

Just make sure your balcony can support the weight of all that water! If you are thinking of making it like a small pond, that is. If the wading pool will just be a sort of large container or border for the mini garden, then it won't be a problem. =)

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Posted by henryr10 z6 OH (My Page) on
Fri, May 14, 04 at 14:38

It's just the same as doing a Water Container Garden, Half Barrel, etc.

Very easy to do and a lot of bang for the buck!

Just don't forget 'Skeeter' control.

Either Mosquito Dunks, goldfish or our new experiment Mosquitofish.

Ric

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Posted by Otti NYC 6 (My Page) on
Mon, May 24, 04 at 22:08

You are definitely not the first to do it. But why put the plants in pots?

In the link below it says somewhere a filled 6ft. pool weighs up to 350lbs. Considering that the weight is distributed over a 6ft. diameter area, this is not too bad at all.

Here is a link that might be useful: wading pool gardens

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Posted by dollladie 5 Indiana (My Page) on
Thu, May 27, 04 at 9:06

I have two of these. One has annuals and perennials, in full sun. The other houses hostas in semi-shade. All I did was make some drainage holes in the bottom and sides, add my soil, and plant. My flowers love them!

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Posted by mystdragyn z4SD (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 8, 04 at 18:51

I have 2 pools I grow all my looseleaf lettuces in.

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