One Parking Space Layout

This drawing shows how one 8 foot x 16 foot parking space could hold 30 2 ft x 15 in Rubbermaid based SWAMP boxes. Since we are building this in the maritime NorthWest, with it's late springs, cool summers and rainy falls, we will enclose part of the space within an inexpensive vinyl 'greenhouse.' In this area, we will plant tomatos, peppers and basil. In the rest of the planters we will plant beans, peas, broccoli, squash, lettuce scallions, radishes, etc.

The greenhouse will be built of selected 2x3's and covered with inexpensive 4-mil vinyl film. It will have a 3x6 ft door for access and ventilation. If the garden cannot be visited every morning to open the door as needed in the spring, we will need to provide some sort of automated ventilation. Two solar powered ventilation fans (available on eBay for less than $30 each) will fill the bill for ventilation.

We should be able to start tomatoes and basil indoors in mid February and set the plants into the SWAMP boxes within the greenhouse by mid to late march.