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Trying to avoid buying extra containers as they are getting pricey. Put holes in two large plastic totes so will use those for tomatoes....
Have any suggestions for containers other than the usual round pots?
I've tried made-for-gardening bags but they dry out so fast....have seen seeds planted directly in a bag of garden soil (while lying flat) but that would work only for shallow-rooted plants ie lettuce.
You could try those cheap $2 Styrofoam coolers, poke a few holes throw some rocks on the bottom. Old cement blocks turned on their sides and the holes filled with dirt?
You could try those cheap $2 Styrofoam coolers, poke a few holes throw some rocks on the bottom. Old cement blocks turned on their sides and the holes filled with dirt?
love that idea and we have a couple of those coolers in our garage we never use anymore.
Find someone who is tossing an old Bar-b-que. Spray it a color of your choice and plant away. My mom planted an old gas grill for years. She sprayed it black, and put sweet potato vine, a dracena spike and bright red and white geraniums in it. Once the vines filled in it was something out of house beautiful.
Oh....just carve out a spot and fill with soil? Good idea... but I'd have to find the bale
I can usually find the bales for $12 each, but I have to go about 20 miles out into the country to find them. You have to put fertilizer on the bales and water them a couple weeks before you plant in them, because the straw gets hot when it starts to break down. Then you just make holes in the bale and put a bit of soil and your plant.
My husband has told me I'm not allowed to straw bale garden anymore unless I am willing to take over mowing the yard because it's messy.
[quote=Hedgehog_Mom;51766551]I can usually find the bales for $12 each, but I have to go about 20 miles out into the country to find them. You have to put fertilizer on the bales and water them a couple weeks before you plant in them, because the straw gets hot when it starts to break down. Then you just make holes in the bale and put a bit of soil and your plant.
My husband has told me I'm not allowed to straw bale garden anymore unless I am willing to take over mowing the yard because it's messy.[/QUOTE]
I did not try this because of the mess initially, but I have also been advised by Cooperative extension office that it can attract mice to the warmth in the fall.
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