Vertical Garden Wall Pocket Irrigation Spacing Rules
Vertical Garden Wall Pocket Irrigation Spacing Rules A wall pocket vertical garden looks deceptively simple in product photos. Fabric pockets attached to a frame, fill with soil, slot in plants, hang on a wall, water from the top. What the photos do not show is that roughly half of all DIY wall pocket installations fail within the first year. The failures are not random. They cluster around three specific design mistakes: bad irrigation distribution, wrong plant spacing, and underestimated water weight against the wall. This guide is the planning document I wish I had read before my first install. We will walk through pocket geometry, irrigation flow logic, the spacing math that actually keeps roots from competing, and the engineering basics for hanging a saturated wall system safely. Whether you are buying a kit or building from scratch, the principles apply. How A Wall Pocket System Actually Works A wall pocket vertical garden - sometimes called a pocket planter, felt wal...