Huh, I have never seen raised beds made like that before! Pretty interesting.
sbinjax
Raised beds made out of sod from the hell strip. Beautifying the neighborhood? Planting food crops? That’s quite a weed assortment going on outside the beds.
SamiDose
That’s awesome!
witcher252
Their best
In reality though wasting a bunch of time because it’ll just take one rude stranger to walk that sidewalk and steal or stomp all your work down the drain
TiaraMisu
What do you mean? They are trying to keep rainfall in a circumscribed space. It’s the opposite of deeply dug vegetable beds, where you want light aerated soil with lots of organic material to hold water. They are in a hell strip, where the soil sucks and I guess this is redundant: holds water poorly.
So they are making small swales so when water hits, it pools in those locations, and the plants can grab hold and settle long term.
AnemiaShoes
When I lived In the old Japan town area of Sacramento all the old Asian couples would grow veggies in these strips. They were out there everyday sweeping the side walks and keeping them looking good! I think it’s great and resourceful!
Round_Charge_3684
Being awesome
cinic121
Sod walled raised beds. They work pretty well.
Evening_Golf6764
I actually love this idea! Reminds me of sod homes. Bet one could include pruned tree branches in between to help retain moisture.
what they are doing is likely illegally using the city ROW and putting all that hard work at risk of being sprayed or otherwise destroyed by city maintenance crews.
Whale222
Feeding pollinators, giving back some native habitat to insects, creating a habitat for fireflies.
The real question is: what are you doing to help?
-Owlette-
Cute! I do like verge utilisation/rewilding
JudeBootswiththefur
Poor Elsa, she looks lost and alone.
wraith_majestic
Bet the neighbors asked the same question when they built Stonehenge
nyc_rose
Personally I wouldn’t eat anything grown that close to a road but hey to each their own.
Cussy_Punt
Looks more like three people. May they rest in peace
Bigchunky_Boy
I see this will renter that think they are urban gardening. It’s kinda a weed pit bc they barely weed it out . If it is just for the veggies and it’s taken care of , good I guess . It’s pretty gross though next to the road , emissions, litter dog piss etc . I wouldn’t eat anything from it the soil itself is probably very polluted.
Riversmooth
Growing a garden. Looks like they used the removed sod for the walls of the raised bed. Good effort
richardalan
Even if they’re raised, no way I’m eating hell strip veggies.
NextFab
Dog piss magnet
RadioWavesHello
Plants vs Zombies irl
Scotty_Geeee
Peppers. Cauliflower. Tomatoes. Etc.
seemore_077
Gardening
Agitated-Mess-9273
Their neighborhood too 🤷🏼
martymcfly22
Looks like hugelkultur
Berns429
Gardening
Looks god so far, they’re likely a fan of r/nolawns
Hyphenagoodtime
Nothing, none of us see anything
Downtown_Reserve1671
Improvised Allotment.
x2phercraft
I admit it’s a kind of a cool idea but the proximity to the road has me a little concerned with road dirt and chemicals so close to your edibles
Lots of comments about metals in the soil. Plant sunfolowers. They pull heavy metals out of the soil.
henry122467
Fresh veggies!
imaforestbum
The city of Seattle encourages this. It does a better job of filtering storm water, the gardeners keep the sidewalks cleaner and encourages conversation amongst neighbors making the areas seem friendlier
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Huh, I have never seen raised beds made like that before! Pretty interesting.
Raised beds made out of sod from the hell strip. Beautifying the neighborhood? Planting food crops? That’s quite a weed assortment going on outside the beds.
That’s awesome!
Their best
In reality though wasting a bunch of time because it’ll just take one rude stranger to walk that sidewalk and steal or stomp all your work down the drain
What do you mean? They are trying to keep rainfall in a circumscribed space. It’s the opposite of deeply dug vegetable beds, where you want light aerated soil with lots of organic material to hold water. They are in a hell strip, where the soil sucks and I guess this is redundant: holds water poorly.
So they are making small swales so when water hits, it pools in those locations, and the plants can grab hold and settle long term.
When I lived In the old Japan town area of Sacramento all the old Asian couples would grow veggies in these strips. They were out there everyday sweeping the side walks and keeping them looking good! I think it’s great and resourceful!
Being awesome
Sod walled raised beds. They work pretty well.
I actually love this idea! Reminds me of sod homes. Bet one could include pruned tree branches in between to help retain moisture.
A+
Maybe a little bit of Hügelkultur?
Hugenculture
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCgelkultur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCgelkultur) maybe
Average /r/nolawns member
making use of wasted space.
what they are doing is likely illegally using the city ROW and putting all that hard work at risk of being sprayed or otherwise destroyed by city maintenance crews.
Feeding pollinators, giving back some native habitat to insects, creating a habitat for fireflies.
The real question is: what are you doing to help?
Cute! I do like verge utilisation/rewilding
Poor Elsa, she looks lost and alone.
Bet the neighbors asked the same question when they built Stonehenge
Personally I wouldn’t eat anything grown that close to a road but hey to each their own.
Looks more like three people. May they rest in peace
I see this will renter that think they are urban gardening. It’s kinda a weed pit bc they barely weed it out . If it is just for the veggies and it’s taken care of , good I guess . It’s pretty gross though next to the road , emissions, litter dog piss etc . I wouldn’t eat anything from it the soil itself is probably very polluted.
Growing a garden. Looks like they used the removed sod for the walls of the raised bed. Good effort
Even if they’re raised, no way I’m eating hell strip veggies.
Dog piss magnet
Plants vs Zombies irl
Peppers. Cauliflower. Tomatoes. Etc.
Gardening
Their neighborhood too 🤷🏼
Looks like hugelkultur
Gardening
Looks god so far, they’re likely a fan of r/nolawns
Nothing, none of us see anything
Improvised Allotment.
I admit it’s a kind of a cool idea but the proximity to the road has me a little concerned with road dirt and chemicals so close to your edibles
It’s called Waffle Gardening.
https://nuwao.org.nz/waffle-gardens/
Lots of comments about metals in the soil. Plant sunfolowers. They pull heavy metals out of the soil.
Fresh veggies!
The city of Seattle encourages this. It does a better job of filtering storm water, the gardeners keep the sidewalks cleaner and encourages conversation amongst neighbors making the areas seem friendlier
By the looks of it, three unmarked graves…