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Comments (49)the pansy pocket planters came in yesterday and they are adoriable! I stayed up late last night after work and transplanted six of my semi mini trailers into the cuties (three in each jar) I left the top open due mostly to not having enough plants, guess I'll have to get more LOL. I did put a wick in the jars as well as putting a small plastic cup upside down in the bottom to reduce the soil volume. I estamate that the volume is close to 4 or 5 of the 2 inch pots the plants were in before. Only problem I had was that the pockets are very narrow so I had to 'bare root' my plants and very caefully put the roots thru the pockets. It would work very well with younger plants or starter size plants. So far they look great. I will get some pics as soon as I can get them taken. I really, REALLY wish I had ordered more Pansy Pocket Planters! John...See MoreOverwintered Strawberry plant
Comments (3)Be sure to watch down at the base -- the old leaves won't green back up, of course (if you haven't yet, you might want to snip them off to see better what's going on at the base of the plant), but if you see any hint of green down at the base, it will probably be okay. You should be seeing some new little leaves starting up any day. Did you leave any leaves or other mulch on the plant in the container over the winter? That's a help (for next year :)...See MoreSquare Foot Strawberries
Comments (5)I have no patience. I went ahead and built my strawberry fountain over the weekend. Oooh it is beautiful. DH was working on earning some hubby points so he assisted with construction. It turned out so great that he is off to purchase more pots for two more! I'll post pictures if anyone is interested. After doing much research (googling) I decided the 1/foot spacing was to give the plants room to spread. There are many, many designs for strawberry towers - a lot of them very pricey - none of them quite like what mine turned out to be. All totalled it was $50 (not counting some repurposed rebar we used to stabilize it). It is approximately 5 feet tall to the top of the pots and holds 40 strawberry plants....See MoreFeedback for galley kitchen layout?
Comments (9)You have a wonderful kitchen area! I love the inside garden! It would be a great way to beat the winter blues when you yearn for greenery! To the subject at hand...your kitchen! I know you said the appliances were staying where they currently are, but... Are you open to considering moving the DW? Right now, it's in conflict with the range; it opens into the backs of the legs of someone working at the range. If you put it on the other side of the sink, you could have this on that wall... 15" + 15" + 9" + 24" + 24" DW + 36" Sink + 24" + 36" + 15" + 15" OTOH, if it's on the side you currently have it, it does keep it out of what will most likely be your prep zone on the refrigerator side of the long run. Prep workflow is generally Refrigerator --> Sink --> Range/Oven/MW So, your prepping will probably be on that side. BTW, I would put the MW in the pantry that's on the refrigerator side as well...closer to the refrigerator since most items cooked in a MW come from the refrigerator. I guess the DW location is a matter of personal preference in this case since there are pros & cons to both locations. Hmmm...the more I think about it, the more I think the current location may be best...especially if I can talk you into a separate trash pullout! Maybe that other side could be a Baking Center? Does your family bake much? Or, how about a Beverage Center? ++++++++++ A trash can in the pantry isn't very accessible to the rest of the kitchen, are you sure that's the best place for it? When I'm prepping & cooking, I don't want to have walk too far to throw something out...dripping all the way, especially if I have several items to throw out! If you put your trash can under the sink, you will not be able to easily access it from elsewhere if someone is working at the sink. A trash pullout is easily accessed by everyone...prepping, cooking, cleaning up. It's easier, IMHO, to access trash while working at the sink if it's at the side rather than directly beneath you where you have to step out of the way to get to it. You could do one of the following (or some variation). Both have the trash on the right so it's easily accessed from the sink as well as range. 18" + 18" + 9" + 24" + 18" Trash + 36" Sink + 24" DW + 30" + 18" + 18" (18" cabinets are more useful than 15") Or, how about.... 21" + 24" + 24" + 18" Trash + 36" Sink + 24" DW + 24" + 24" + 18" [Does IKEA have 21" cabinets? If not, consider an 18" and a 3" filler pullout on that side...or leave the 3" as filler or "wiggle room" along that run, if needed. If you find you don't need it, then get a filler pullout...all it needs is a toekick and door or slab for the front. Filler pullouts are attached to the sides of the cabinets on either side so they have to be put in at cabinet installation time.] 9" of space really isn't much & I think it could be better used if merged into the rest of the cabinets. Measure it......See Moretropicofcancer (6b SW-PA)
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