Hi tnkrer: --- NO SOLDER OR GLUE IS USED The cans have drainage hole punched in the bottom of the first can. both the second and third cans have the top and bottoms removed. I use a furnace workers crimping tool to decrease the diameter of the lower rim so that it fits into the can under it. the cans have an edge seam on each end of the cans. when the cans are pressed together they snap into place and do not come apart. the 3 cans amount to about 2 and 2/3 gallons. This should suffice. As long as I keep the plant to a moderate size and keep it well watered it should do well. Watering in the morning allows the plants surface to dry out so mold doesn't set in. This is my first year of this and I am doing this with tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, squash, and watermelons. This will boost the plant's foliage above the soils splash distance and will control things like fusarium wilt from setting in. I will be able to garden with out sprays and poisons. Only the peppers and eggplants will have bottoms on there towers. The others will be bottomless so the roots can pass through into the main soil bed. The system will be improved and will be done to the specs called for from this experiment. Over view of the solderless assembly dimple caused by crimpers that allow the cans to snap together 4 of 5 figs visible on my hardy chicago fig tree Fig tree in 5 gallon bucket left to right nagami kumquat, meiwa kumquat tree grown from seed 300+ holes 1/10 inch to aerate the root base. Just run your hand lightly around the pot. This depresses the wall a small amount the replace stale air and hold down molds.

This is my first year at butterfly gardening and I just found my first BST cats last week. Is it normal for butterflies to be this late or could it be because this was my first year with the right plants? The first BST cat turned into a pupa this morning and 5 more are in the "J" position with 2 more still munching parsley. I brought the little guys in this past weekend so I could watch them more closely. Next ear I want to attract monarchs. Kathy

You can get a picture of how migrating monarchs move around the USA by visiting the Journey North web-site, and looking at some of the monarch maps. There is a map for "roosting sites," and a map for "peak migration." The monarchs are not evenly distributed across the landscape. They tend to follow rivers and lakeshores when they migrate south. Here in Wisconsin, there are more monarchs flying south along the shoreline of Lake Michigan than there are in the central part of the state.

HI Congrats on the eggs. Wish it was a lot warmer up here than it is:/ I don't think that article is correct. My hand raised females and the wild ones act the same when laying eggs. I have seen three eggs on one leaf at a time.