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05/11/2022

NEVER GIVE UP!! THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE!!!

Elizabeth Bonker was diagnosed with nonverbal autism, and over the weekend she delivered a speech at Rollins College via a text-to-speech computer program.WA...

05/11/2022

Rollins College valedictorian with nonverbal autism delivers moving graduation addressSubscribe to WESH on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1dqr14jGet mor...

02/10/2022

The Orlando Repertory Theatre will be hosting a sensory-friendly performance of Bob Marley's Three Little Birds on February 12th at 5:30 PM! To get more information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://orlandorep.secure.force.com/ticket/ #/events/a0S1P00000RViQFUA1

09/25/2021

This movable DIY vertical garden made out of rain gutters makes it so easy to grow lettuce and other greens.

Benefits of growing greens in a DIY vertical garden

Since it’s easy to wheel around, you can plant earlier in spring and move seedlings into the garage on cold nights, extending the growing season. And in summer heat, you can position the lettuce in cool afternoon shade (because most greens don’t like the hot, direct afternoon summer sun). Plus, the tiered planter keeps the harvest off the ground, where it stays slug- and snail-free.

What you’ll need
Gather up these materials to make your own vertical garden. Our example photo shows how one reader made her tiered garden, but you can use your imagination to customize it to fit your space.

Materials

2×4s for the frame
1×4s for the shelves
Aluminum rain gutters with matching end caps (2 per gutter)
Deck screws
Exterior latex paint (optional)
Casters
Landscape fabric
Potting mix
Lettuce and other greens

Tools

Electric or cordless drill
Screwdriver
Saw

1 Build a structure out of the 2×4s to fit your space requirements and style. Using deck screws prevents the need to drill holes before screwing.
2 Paint it if you like with exterior latex paint.
3 Attach casters on the bottom of the frame if you wish for it to be moveable.
4 Secure each aluminum rain gutter to a length of 1×4 wood with deck screws.
5 Drill ½-inch drainage holes every 4 to 6 inches in the back side along the bottom of every trough.
6 Before planting up the gutters, line the bottom with landscape fabric cut to fit the trough to prevent soil from washing out and to hold in extra moisture.
7 To plant up your DIY vertical garden you can start your own seeds or plant existing greens purchased from the store

Project variations
If the thought of constructing a mobile frame is a little daunting, try one of these simple methods. Anchor the rain gutters to a 1×4 board, and fasten it directly to a fence or wall. An old step ladder can be repurposed as a tiered planter to hold shorter gutter lengths. Or hang the gutters on chains from an overhang or pair of posts.

An alternative to the aluminum rain gutter is a plastic wallpaper trough, which will need drainage holes drilled, but is a little deeper for bigger plant roots. Or for variability of size, go vertical with a row of inexpensive window boxes aligned one above the other.

04/28/2021

01/16/2020

Lawmakers are expected to determine some kind of redesign for the agency in the next two months, after criticizing the agency for running a deficit every year for the past few years.

11/12/2019

Ready for work at Clean the World!

10/03/2019

President Trump has signed a bill that allocates $1.8 billion in funding to help people on the autism spectrum.

09/23/2019

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