balled and burlap trees....clay ball as hard as a rock!
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Comments (1)Pegg That came out very pretty, can't help with the photos cause I don't know how to do it myself, but congratulations on finishing the ball, it looks great. Alberta...See Moreconcrete ball
Comments (24)Okay, I gotta try the styrofoam center to see if it works. If the mix is heavy enough, it should hold it in the center. I have made a hollow ball using the meathod in the above link. I used a large childs ball, slightly over inflated to make a firmer work surface. I used quikwall concrete instead of regular sand concrete and added quikrete concrete acylic fortifier to my mix... some people use Elmer's glue. Quickwall is more expensive but creamy and easier to smooth. It is used for stucco type applications and already has polyester fibers in it. I used strips of drywall tape to make the finished ball stronger. Wait a few days for it to harden, slowly deflate the ball and you have a hollow sphere. My ball didn't turn out perfectly smooth but good enough for me..it was my first attempted. It's been outside in freezing snowy Michigan weather for about 4 years now without cracking. If you have any concrete left, you can fill glass ornaments with it, wait a day and then crack them like hard boiled eggs and you have little concrete balls. Wear gloves and be careful not to cut yourself. It can get addictive... I've made hundreds of them....See MoreHard little mud balls in soil?
Comments (5)I added some clay soil to my street tree years ago. It did not really help, I was adding more OM and I found tiny clay balls, so I just scooped them up and back into the hot bin they go. The hot bin is 130 fairly consistently, I measure the temp with a compost thermometer. The hot bin will melt down all the little clay balls. Then they will be added back to the over all garden soil....See MoreLooking for: Smallish toms, hard as a rock with tough skins
Comments (19)I wonder if Kumato might fit the bill. These are the brown tomatoes that you can find in grocery stores in the winter. From what I hear, they come true from saved seed. They have tough skins and are about the size of a golf ball. Linda ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ wikipeda says that it is a heirloom, originally from Spain (under different names ). The company that grows KUMAO and distributes fruits won't sell the seeds. BECAUSE, they want to sell the fruits . Trader Joe's sells them. I Bough a package ($3.79/lb). Dave's garden says: that the fruits are sterile and seedless !! That is nonsense. They are loaded with seeds. So I will grow one plant....See MoreEmbothrium
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