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Transcript:

00:01 [Music chimes in then fades out] USDA Logo and United States Department of Agriculture

00:04 [The People’s Garden logo. Folk guitar strumming quietly begins] The People’s Garden

00:07 [Leslie talks and Bob walks up carrying trough, then drops it on ground to speak.] Leslie: Welcome to the USDA People’s Garden here at Powell Elementary School, in Washington, D.C. I’m Leslie Burks and today, we are building a mobile garden planter, with the help of Bob Sniecus, who is carrying a 100-gallon sized trough. Subtitle: Leslie Burks, Project Manager

00:24 [Bob speaks to viewer.] Bob: Hi Everyone, this is going to be so simple. Subtitle: Bob Snieckus, National Landscape Architect

00:26 [Trough with soil and bean plants about one foot tall] Leslie: Now here’s Bob with the first step.

00:31 Bob: We’ve connected two dollies bought at a local hardware store. [Trough is lowered onto joined dollies.] Subtitle #1: Dollies connected using cable ties. Subtitle #2: Load capacity of each dolly shown is 800 lbs. Subtitle #3: Make sure the planter is on a sturdy base.

00:40 [Hands apply tape to threads.] Bob: First we wrap sealant tape around the drain valve adapter threads. Subtitle #1: Trough came with 1-inch threaded drain hole. Subtitle #2: Drill drainage hole, if not present.

00:48 [Hand finishes tightening valve into drain hole threads.] Bob: And then attach it, hand tight. Subtitle: Hose bib and sealant tape available at hardware stores.

00:54 [Bob talks, while Leslie holds cut pipe.] Bob: Place a 24-inch length of 2-inch diameter PVC pipe with a bevel cut on the end, into the trough. Subtitle: Angle cut using a handsaw.

01:04 [Gravel is pored from bags into trough.] Leslie: The tank will first need a 4” layer of gravel; for drainage. Subtitle: Add an assortment of pea gravel and pebbles.

01:07 [Sound of gravel being pored into tank. Hand spreads gravel across bottom of trough] Subtitle: Build 4-inch layer around PVC pipe.

01:16 [Black fabric is lowered onto camera and gravel.] Leslie: Place filter fabric. Subtitle #1: Tip: Cut a small slit in fabric for a snug fit around PVC pipe. Subtitle #2: Landscape fabric holds the soil in place.

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20120824-DM-LSC-9002 USDA Multimedia by Lance Cheung.

01:25 [The People’s Garden logo.] The People’s Garden

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Description: For a school with limited green space that's looking for a flexible way to grow food or other plants, building a garden on wheels is a practical solution. In this video, Leslie Burks, Project Manager and Bob Snieckus, National Landscape Architect describe step by step how they built a mobile planter at Powell Elementary School in Washington, DC. Follow their simple instructions to construct a mobile planter of your own. More gardening resources at www.usda.gov/peoplesgarden. Share your success stories and photos with us on Twitter@PeoplesGarden.

USDA Multimedia by Lance Cheung.