Margy and Wayne Lutz have a floating cabin and garden on a lake in British Columbia, Canada. On their blog, Margy writes:
How Does Your Garden Grow? — With purple sage, red potatoes, and green lettuce all in a row. The heart of my garden is my float. It was designed and built by my good friend John. Cedar logs provide the buoyancy needed to keep four 3 X 10 raised beds above the waterline. On the bottom of the beds is a heavy cloth called mill felt. It is porous, but very strong. Frequent watering is needed in the warm summer months, so John installed a solar powered water pump and hose for me."
-http://powellriverbooks.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-does-your-garden-grow.html
3 comments:
Hello Lloyd - Thank you for sharing information about our float cabin and garden up here is Coastal BC. Once we discovered the cabin and it's unique lifestyle in 2001 we haven't wanted to leave since. It was quite a change for a Los Angeles couple with little off the grid experience. Thanks to our good friend John, it has been possible. Right now he is building a new cabin from the float logs up. It has been a great learning experience to work along with him. If any of your readers have questions they can come on over to my blog and leave a question. - Margy
Hi, Great stuff! Reminds me of the huge fleets of Chinese ships & Incan rafts & reed ships that carried gardens on board while exploring. Just reread some of "Collapse" today - about the Aztec chanampas & the Lapita people arriving at New Guinea via rafts, etc., about 46,000 years ago, probaly with planters & plants. Enjoy your fine old tradition!
Brilliant! The raft garden has a real rustic charm, I couldn't resist sharing it on twitter.
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