Hypertufa Rocks????
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I finally planted my hypertufa rock/tray
Comments (13)Flagtruck, Thanks for the tips, that helps a lot. I'm sorry, I didn't keep the instructions or write them down. Really, there's not a lot to it. Just make some odd-shaped armatures, cover them with tufa, and carve like crazy 24-36 hours later. Then coat it with a cement + water slurry (like thin pancake batter). If you exaggerate the cracks it will look just about right after the slurry. I think the recipe I used was 1:1:1:1 cement:vermiculite:perlite:peat. The stain was just normal artist's acrylic paint diluted with tons of water. I applied layer after layer of different colored washes. I hope that all makes sense. The hardest part is just carving random shapes. I looked at a picture of a rock and just tried to copy it the best I could. Or, maybe we could swap tufa for plants :) Please contact me if you need more info. Justin...See MoreDIY aquarium glass and wood
Comments (2)Woeisme... funny as I was looking online just to see what ready built costs. yet when I asked at canal street acrylic extremely expensive.. unless they make it in dimensions I would prefer.. exxxxtra long to run length of my already built cabinet (just frame double walled with bamboo type (some other natural plant fiber actually but forgot name) shades in front - 3 parts - and blue trim on bamboo -- double pane wood top - 2 lengths of wood (as I didn't want to order special width of solid wood for costs sake, but turned out interesting design, which I faux painted dark with lighter highlights, looks Asian which is theme of room (sort of) so thought it would be great since bottom is extra strong (added on to previously made thing) to have tank on top running entire length, less wide, long and not too tall??? Also, thought if cemented flat metal to ends of sides, would be more secure then wood filler so on.. seems rather difficult and was already thinking 'what was I thinking' but image of it seems nice... will look at solid glass maybe. thanks Sherry (and will check out your links...)...See MoreMaking rocks
Comments (3)That recipe takes a whole lot less "stuff" than the some of the others. I thought about using one of those stone path forms to make pavers for a patio but the cost of the "stuff" was about the same as the cost of buying the pavers so I gave up the thought. This one wouldn't be as bad at least for me since I have access to all the free sand I want, just have to go down to the river edge and get some. Maybe I'll look into it again and do the math one more time. Thanks, Vikki! Her garden is really nice! MeMo...See MoreBest permanent SFG boxes?
Comments (10)Mine are steel with a nice rusted patina. They were welded and have 1-inch "angle iron" along the top edges, facing inward, to give a nice-looking lip. The steel looks great and, from how long derelict car bodies last, should last a very long time. The steel has a nice functional aspect, too. It seems to warm the soil quickly and I can readily secure the edges of cloche covers with magnetic strips. Two of my beds are rectangular, one is square, and the other two are pentagons....See Moremarcia7439
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