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Comments (8)I use them for paint colours. I mix my own shades. I think your idea is a great one. I often fill the bottom of large pots with all kinds of things to take up space. Styrofoam pices from packing, broken up small, work too, as does bubble wrap, what I don't save for seeds. You could put any kind of inert material in there, plastic grocery bags, cookie packages, washed meat trays, etc. etc. I wouldn't remove the labels or wash them first, either....See MoreRaised garden bed material..wood or plastic?
Comments (13)Hi Harvey Horses, I had the same question at first, but here is how two 4 x 4s equal a 4 x 12.....You can lay it out with matchsticks to see the visual if you want. A 4 x 4 uses four sides, a 4 x 8 uses 6 sides. A 4 x 12 uses 8 sides. Two 4x4 kits contain 8 sides. in other words: both of the 4 x 4s have four sides, but you don't use the fourth side when you stick them together. You are just using three sides of each (U shape to U shape). That leaves you two extra sides and you stick those in the middle and the 4 x 4s now equal 4 x 12. I am not that handy, so trying to build these myself is not impossible, but I will spend a lot of time trying to save a little. I might even have 10% off coupons to save even more if I buy the premade stuff. Melikeeatplants...good idea. I will check craigslist. I want to use things that don't have bugs or diseases in them, so I would have to figure out a way to clean used boxes. But, still, I'll look. Maybe someone has a new one for sale? I am definitely leaning toward the wood. If they don't last forever, that's ok. I can replace them later. I'm not that thrilled with the plastic versions. I too am afraid of stuff leaching into my soil. Thanks everyone who mentioned that. fyi....if anyone is looking into the "frame it all" kits I discovered that if you wanted a large garden, DO NOT buy the large kits they sell. You will save a lot if you buy enough smaller kits to make them as large as you want. For example, 4 of the 4x4x6" kits will make an 8x8x12" garden, but the 8x8 garden can cost up to $450...and 4 of the smaller kits can be purchased for as little as $160....See MoreThe old fashioned plastic weed barrier
Comments (4)I've pretty much decided not to use anything in my garden that doesn't decay away. The previous owner of my house used a white gravel mulch in the gardens years ago, and now years later it is a disaster. The mulch is long ago covered, but it is about impossible to do anything in these beds that doesn't involve buckets full of rocks in the soil. I've pulled out lots and lots of that stupid landscape fabric out of yards in the past. I use a chipped wood mulch available free from the county in pathways and around borders of flower beds. Not many weeds work their way into this mulch, but what does is easy to kill (vinegar, burning, digging, or if persistent something stronger). And ultimately the soil is getting better as this mulch breaks down....See MoreGoodbye old garden-Hello new garden
Comments (29)Susan, the photos of your garden were the ones I always looked forward to seeing. Your garden was a paradise. I sure hope you will post photos of your new garden! I had the opposite problem years ago - I moved roses in July of our hot Texas summer. I watered daily [and I mean DAILY]. I did not lose a one! When I moved to another new farm, I potted them up and kept them in the shade and well watered. I still have some left from that move 15 years ago. I was interested to see you have Cape Cod - I have one too, a small one that I am going to move this week to more sun. The photos look beautiful. And think you have enabled me into Bolero..... Good luck with your new garden. Hopefully, you will be able to move more roses if the new owners dont want them. Dont know how I could have chosen which to pick.....I would have had to hire help and dug them all up! Good luck to you, and hope to see photos of the new garden and how you make it. Judith...See Morenicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
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