Friday, April 11, 2014
DIY Concrete Containers
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014
It's finally here!
Up until last week, the arrival of Spring was questionable with night time temps dipping into the 40's. I don't remember a winter lasting so long in my part of the world!
The Captain has been busy taking down the huge tree that fell on our storage shed. What a mess it is! Vines have grown all through the branches and over the roof. I can't bear to go out there, it breaks my heart. We already had a huge task at hand before the tree catastrophe.
I've finally accepted the fact that I am disabled and can't garden the way I used to. There was a time not too long ago when I could get as much done out there as any man and sometimes more.
The path that I set out all those years ago is still there and in great shape, although it is now covered with ground cover and weeds. The guys told me I could probably pull off doing the path, but it would not last more than a year or so. Haha . . . I made each paver out of concrete, using meat and fruit trays from the grocery story as a form. Each was painted with enamel acrylic. I wanted it to look wild. Even the paint endured years of wear and weather.
The way it was . . . a photo from 1999.
The plan is for The Captain to clear the paths and we will begin to build raised beds here and there to make it easy for me. I can still walk, but can't be on my legs very long, so I need to sit a lot.
It is not fun starting over again with the hindrance of a disability and the wrath of nature. We still don't have running water . . . another hindrance! Long story told in some of my other blogs . . . difficult to garden without water. So, this will mainly be the year of building what we will call the infrastructure of raised beds built around the paths and start on a pond or two.
Having a disability should not stop me completely . . . and I hope to show others with disabilities that they too, can have a garden.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Make a Backyard Pond from a Tire!
This has got to be the most ingenious trash-to-treasure project for the garden I have seen yet!
The photos were found on Pinterest, unfortunately, they were linked to just a photo since the original blog it was posted to has been removed. So . . . no instructions or tutorial . . . just awesome inspiration.
When we get around to making this pond, we will take lots of photos and make a tutorial for this project.
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Monday, March 10, 2014
Paper Pulp Seed Starters
It is that time of year when we can't wait to plant our seeds and get a head start on Spring.
I've been looking for inexpensive ways to start seeds and especially love it is something that can be recycled.
Would you believe these seed starters were made out of junk mail that you would normally toss in the garbage? How about using newspaper instead of throwing them away? Ingenious idea!
Chris at 365 Days of DIY came up with this awesome idea. Click here for the tutorial with photos.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Recycling in the garden
Don't throw away those toilet paper or paper towel rolls!
This has got to be one of the best ideas I've seen for recycling items for starting seedlings. My favorite is egg cartons!
How to make it:
1. Using scissors, cut six to eight small slits in the end of your toilet paper roll (if using a paper towel roll, cut the roll into three pieces before beginning this step).
2. Fold the strips down so they overlap.
3. Fill carefully with wet soil, and set in a baking sheet.
4. Plant one seed per roll. After germination, just plant the whole thing in your garden! If you don’t mind transplanting your seedlings, you can use all kinds of recyclables for germination: Takeout containers, plastic cups, soda bottles and shoe boxes – just to name a few.
2. Fold the strips down so they overlap.
3. Fill carefully with wet soil, and set in a baking sheet.
4. Plant one seed per roll. After germination, just plant the whole thing in your garden! If you don’t mind transplanting your seedlings, you can use all kinds of recyclables for germination: Takeout containers, plastic cups, soda bottles and shoe boxes – just to name a few.
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