Garden on Bird Cage Top

[Chione]

Hello, I want to put an herb garden in the tray of my bird's cage top gym. The tray is 16"X16" and 1 3/4" deep.

Is this possible or is the tray too shallow?

Any thoughts on how to make a drain in it without drilling holes?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Fernsdaddy]

Welcome to the forum, I would think the tray would be to shallow for herbs, I think the only way to makes drains you would have to drill holes

 

[Chione]

Welcome to the forum, I would think the tray would be to shallow for herbs, I think the only way to makes drains you would have to drill holes

Thank you for the reply. I could possibly make an insert to bring it up to 3" deep. Would that make a difference at all?

 

[Fernsdaddy]

It might work but you still have a problem with drainage, maybe some one in the group can think of some thing.

 

[Chione]

It might work but you still have a problem with drainage, maybe some one in the group can think of some thing.

Hmm...I wonder if I could just plant them all in square pots rather than directly in the tray. I definitely don't want any mould or anything like that as I want my bird to be able to play in it and eat them.

 

[Fernsdaddy]

Pots would work, all you would need to do is water your plants in the sink and then replace them in the play gym. I would love to do some thing like that but my parrot would make short work of the pots and plants, she can be a bit of a monster at times

 

[Chione]

Pots would work, all you would need to do is water your plants in the sink and then replace them in the play gym. I would love to do some thing like that but my parrot would make short work of the pots and plants, she can be a bit of a monster at times

I've just got a little GCC so she can't do too much damage (I think).

That's what I'll do I think. Now I just have to decided exactly what plants. I'd like to avoid GMOs and ones that have been sprayed and whatnot too.