26" plant caddy - Ask Extension
I need a plant 26" plant caddy to revolve my Garden Tower, so I can sit and tend my plants. And so my Garden Tower has no 'shady' side. I can't find...
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26" plant caddy #180502
Asked May 10, 2014, 8:27 AM EDT
I need a plant 26" plant caddy to revolve my Garden Tower, so I can sit and tend my plants. And so my Garden Tower has no 'shady' side. I can't find a plant caddy over 24". Any ideas?
Multnomah County Oregon
Expert Response
My internet search for a 26-inch plant caddy also turned up no
leads. As you said, 24 inches appears to
be the maximum available in ready-made items.
Have you considered rigging your own device? One of the challenges, of course, would be the weight-bearing strength of the homemade device. Here are several ideas to explore:
1. If you center your container on a 24-inch caddy, you only have one inch excess all around.
2. Attach a 26-inch surface (wood or metal) to a purchased 24-incher.
3. Build your own caddy of wood. (See Gardener’s Supply web site.)
4. Call metal shops to ask whether they might create an over-sized caddy. (Check with Red Pig Tools, in Boring, Oregon; they custom-make garden tools that endure for a lifetime.)
Have you considered rigging your own device? One of the challenges, of course, would be the weight-bearing strength of the homemade device. Here are several ideas to explore:
1. If you center your container on a 24-inch caddy, you only have one inch excess all around.
2. Attach a 26-inch surface (wood or metal) to a purchased 24-incher.
3. Build your own caddy of wood. (See Gardener’s Supply web site.)
4. Call metal shops to ask whether they might create an over-sized caddy. (Check with Red Pig Tools, in Boring, Oregon; they custom-make garden tools that endure for a lifetime.)
