Instructions & plant selection for the handcart

The variants for planting the ladder trolley

There are different types of ladder carts. Handcart: Some are only built from cross bars, so that the body has plenty of free space, others are more massive and completely lined with wood. Ladder carts with large spaces are often simply decorated with beautiful flower pots. That saves a lot of work and material. The other variant is to completely fill the cart with soil and then plant it. To do this you need:

• Slats for carts with spaces in between, as well as hammers and nails
• Pond liner or the like
• Tucker
• scissors
• Pebbles
• Earth
• plants

1. Prepare the cart

If your cart is one with a lot of gaps, you either need a suitable one Planter that you put in the cart or that you fill in the gaps by using wooden slats close.
In all variants, the wood must be protected from moisture, otherwise you will only enjoy the planted cart for a short time. To do this, lay out the entire cart with pond liner and staple it well on the edge.

2. Fill the cart

Now cut several holes in the pond liner on the underside where there is also a space in the slats on the cart floor so that backwater can drain off. Now put a one to three centimeter thick layer of pebbles in the cart. This acts as a drainage layer. Be careful not to block the drainage holes. You can z. B. cover with a pottery shard and protect. Then fill the cart with soil.

3. Planting ladder carts

Now put your plants in it. The more colorful and dense the vegetation, the more beautiful! But make sure to keep the recommended planting distance between the individual plants. Also pay attention to the location requirements of the individual plants! Here are a few ideas for choosing a plant.

Which plants are suitable for the cart?

Creeping or hanging balcony plants look better on the cart than tall ones. Typical examples are:

• Fuchsias
• Begonias
• Geraniums
• Petunias

Small flowers or blooming ground cover such as:

• Pansy
• Autumn anemones
• phlox
• thyme
• Carnations
• Ice flowers
• Bluebells
• Vinca minor
• Cranesbill
• Elven flower
• Catnip