Hanging Garden With Coffee Sacks - DIY

Materials:
Coffee Sack
Polypropylene
Screws
Existing Fence
Potting Mix
Plants

Tools:
Scissors
Craft knife
Electric Drill




1) Cut down the side of coffee sack. The bottom of the bag should now be in the middle of a long strip of sack cloth

2) Fold the coffee sack in half until it is the desired size. Here I have folded the coffee sack in half three times.
3) Cut enough polypropylene to line the inside of the coffee sack.

4) Cut drainage holes in the center of the polypropylene (the center will end up being the base of the hanging garden.

5) Fold the coffee sack and polypropylene in half in order to make the 'bowl' for the hanging garden.
6) Use an electric drill to secure one end of the sack/hanging garden in place. Make sure that the screw goes through the coffee sack and the polypropylene. When deciding on the positioning of your hanging garden, remember that you will need to allow from some slack in order to be able to fill the hanging garden segments with soil and plants.
7) Use the electric drill to secure the other end of the sack/hanging garden in place, be sure to allow some slack to allow room for the soil and plant to be added.
8) Use the drill and screws to segment the hanging garden into sections as desired. In this case, the hanging garden has been split into 4 segments by adding screws to the center of the cloth and then adding screws to the centre of each area again.
9) Add additional screws to each section to add strength (if you have not done so already). I have used 3-4 crews in each position (5 positions = 15-20 screws used).
9) Add soil and plants to each section.

This photo shows an older sack above the new sack. Note that the older sack has discoloured significantly. Without the polypropylene, The exposure to weather, soil, and water would lead to coffee sack disintegrating.

Approximate costs - September 2016
Coffee Sack $5 each from Junk and Disorderly
Polypropylene - <$2 per square metre from hardware store (e.g. Mitre 10, Bunnings. Look in the garden department if you are having trouble locating this)
Screws
Potting Mix: $6 per bag
Plants: $2+ per plant
Total cost for one

Time to complete: <30 minutes