Your chicken shed garden turned out fine! I love tubs planted & had a friend that had several planted around her yard & grew strawberries in bathtub. 1 or 2 like yours had water & minnows & water flowers on top. Not water lilies something else. I had forgotten, she was in her 90's & died about 10 years ago. She planted everything, Styrofoam containers- like ice chests,ice cream makers, Colman Coolers, canning pot, double stainless steel sink was on some kind of stand & had lettuce in it,looked so natural. I loved visiting her, she always sent you home with slip from something or plants she dug up! Jan

Wow Jeanne...things ARE looking good in your "shed" garden! Your tipsy buckets look so good...I need to move mine, they are getting too much shade where they are. LOVE the windmill and the million bells is HUGE and GORGEOUS! So many cool accessories..the galvanized containers and the wheel with the zinnias in it are great. What is the tall plant growing right next to your shed...the one with big leaves and tall stalks? Looks really cool! TFS~

Did you every find one. I am looking for one also? I saw the Thinking-outside smart greenhouse at Sams years ago but my house burned down I had to move. Now that I can buy one I can't find one. I would build one if I had pictures. I love the design. Any help?

Bob, the media looks terrific! The plants are going to be so happy in these new pots. Let me tell you! The Growstone GS2 made of recycled glass is what I use too. The size is great, especially to pair with your croutons. So to answer your question about watering. Here is my advice. When you pot up a new set of plants into these, lift them up while they are dry. Get an idea of the weight when they are completely dry. Then watering them you can see each day by picking up the pot how much water is being consumed based on weight. This will give you a baseline for creating a schedule, but watch since plants have different watering requirements. Those pushing out leaves and flowers consume a greater amount of water than those that are semi-dormant. I keep mine in plastic trays to prevent runoff water from dripping onto the heating mats below. I keep my trays elevated about 1.5" above my heating mats. I keep them from touching, as it does lead roots astray. Also, I adjust the tallness of the pot to suit the plant. Don't feel the need to fill them to the rim and keep them tall. Your Arabicums will require a more wider pot and less depth. I don't have any problems handling the fabric pots and disturbing the roots. If anything, the pot flexes to prevent damaging the roots when you are shuffling things around. Keep up the outstanding work! Tracy