[OMS_MANAGERS] Flower Baskets

[Lise Grato]

Hi Jim,

 

The EarthPlanter <https://earthplanter.com/>  hanging basket has a 4 gallon reservoir that is filled though a scoop on the side. It has a planting tray and recycled carpet to wick the water to the planting substrate (fancy dirt). The four we tried worked well and the plants were just as awesome as the ones we water from the top. My only concerns is if the grower will have issues with roots from the previous year grown into the carpet and also storage as they don’t stack the same as basic plastic planters. Our grower, Bauman’s Farm & Garden, also experimented with these pots in 2019, and I’m confident they will make it work. EarthPlanter has been around for a while. They’re at the National Main Street Conference each year and introduced the hanging basket model in 2018, I think.

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

Lise

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: OMS_MANAGERS [mailto:oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of James Maret
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2019 2:21 PM
To: Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us <mailto:oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> >
Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Flower Baskets

 

Can ask how your self waters work

 

Sent from my iPhone

 

> On Dec 23, 2019, at 3:19 PM, Lise Grato < <mailto:director at albanydowntown.com> director at albanydowntown.com> wrote:

> 

> Our hanging baskets are planted by a local grower and delivered to Albany.

> Design Committee and additional volunteers hang them. The watering and 

> fertilizer handled by seasonal staff who are hired and managed by ADA. 

> This season we will hang 100 "self-watering" hanging planters after 

> testing 4 last year. This should allow us to move to watering every 

> other day (half each day - 7 days a week) and eliminate the double watering on "hot" days.

> It will also reduce water use and the unavoidably watering & 

> fertilizing of bicycles, sidewalks, etc. We also water 50-75 member 

> owner planters along the sidewalks.

> 

> Kendall - Thank you for sharing your RFP. I'd love an idea of what it 

> costs to hire it out.

> 

> Wesley - I'd love to hear where you end up on this. Are you moving 

> from internal to external for the first time?

> 

> Thank you,

> 

> Lise Grato

> Executive Director

> Albany Downtown Association

> 126 SW Ferry Street

> Albany, OR 97321

> 

> Email:  <mailto:director at albanydowntown.com> director at albanydowntown.com

> Phone: (541) 928-2469

> Cell: (541) 905-2908

> 

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> [ <mailto:oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> mailto:oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us]

> On Behalf Of Kendall Bell

> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2019 12:25 PM

> To: Oregon Main Street program managers 

> < <mailto:oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>

> Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Flower Baskets

> 

> Hello Wesley,

> 

> The attached RFP was developed over several years and in conjunction 

> with our city.  It includes the scope of work for both ground pots and 

> hanging baskets.

> 

> Let me know if you have any questions.

> 

> Good Luck! 

> 

> Kendall in Klamath Falls

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