Work has started on the new recycled plantboxes
Ørestad Mobile Eco-gardens is transforming. Name has been changed to Ørestad Urban Gardens, and they have started to build large plantboxes.
“The garden project change character by becoming a part of the future Plug N Play area in Ørestad South. Emphasis will be on a strong and experimenting urban garden plan, compact, shielded from strong winds and with more common spaces for the benefit of all users” (from newsletter)
Gardens must move a little distance, expected in august. No ground parcels will be grown this summer. Plantboxes functions as nomadic gardens, and can be relocated by a forklift truck.
Claus with a plantbox, ready to fill with expanded clay pellets and compost.
The plantbox is build on a pallet. On top two folding frames. Wood is treated with linseed oil, and after drying the box is covered inside with a tar. In the bottom is put a layer of expanded clay pellets, and topped with compost. It should be faily light, to be transportable.
As I have the same heavy mix of clay and lime, I think it’s a good idea using plantboxes. The soil is very fertile, as long as it gets some manure or compost, and it’s not leaking the fertile elements. But in summer it dry out to a rock hard concrete like surface, allmost impossible to weed. Not likely to encourage a new gardener.
If I keep weeded in the often short periods when soil is neither wet or dry, it’s a wonderfull rich soil to grow. But this kind of soil punish you hard if you don’t understand it.
They have a newsletter in danish: nyhedsbrev
Behind Ørestad Urban Gardens stands the Area Development Company, Copenhagen Municipality, Agenda 21 Amager, The society Ørestad Urbane Haver and local citizens.
Area Development Company let the ground be used, helped preparing the area and led water to the site.
Copenhagen Municipality, Agenda 21 Amager offer finacial support.
The society Ørestad Urbane Haver take care of gardentools, the mobile shed, outdoor furnitures, and are in charge of the distribution of plots and plantboxes.
I wish Ørestad Urbane Haver a good season and a fertile future.
In the toad's garden 
May 1, 2008 at 21:21
Great idea to be able to move these with a forklift.
May 3, 2008 at 18:44
Ørestad — Ear city? Do you know how it got it’s name? Is it a new or old name?
May 3, 2008 at 22:44
Ørestad translates to Ear Town. But ear in this context is a rather broad point out in the water, in this case a sound. The town Helsingør(e) is named after this kind of place, and the sound Øresund is named after this spot, since it is a remarkable for this paticular sound.
And then again Ørestad has been named after the sound, since it is expected to attract people from both sides of Øresund.
This is my best explanation, hope it is almost true.