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Use a Child's Swimming Pool for a Patio Garden

We do not have a place in our backyard to plant a "regular" garden, but we did have room on our patio deck to do something. I came up with an idea for a small garden using a child's plastic swimming pool. I poked holes all over the bottom for drainage, added fertilizer and soil, and planted tomato and pepper plants. I did the same thing using an old plastic barrel-cut in half lengthwise for basil, cilantro, and radishes. Patio garden using child's pool and barrel

 
As you can see, all my "garden" products are growing well. Close up of pepper growing in child's pool bed.
 

By LisaE from WI

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Update: We have had extreme heat the last week, and I wanted to show how much my tomatoes, green peppers, and herbs have grown and that using a plastic pool really does work for those with limited backyard space. I just took these pictures. Tomatoes grown in a child's swimming pool.

 
Cilantro growing in a child's wading pool.
 
Green peppers growing in a child's wading pool.
 

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July 19, 20111 found this helpful
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What a great idea! Looking at the pictures this idea does work well as everything seems to be growing nicely.

 
July 26, 20110 found this helpful
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Excellent idea and the crops look good. I actually use 8 inch blocks along my fence. I line the inner space with newspaper and dried leaves similar to using a flower pot.

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For vines like cucumber it is excellent as I only have to use a bread tie or a string to attach them periodically to the fence.

 
July 21, 20110 found this helpful

Good job on your garden. Hope it grows well.

 
April 6, 20170 found this helpful

How many bags of soil did you use for the pool? Is there such a thing as "too much" soil?

 
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December 25, 20210 found this helpful

I grew my sweet potatoes in a kiddie pool this year the best harvest I ever had

 

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