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Brace yourselves. Here's my garden. All jammed together are wild mustard and collard greens, different herbs, cactus, mulberry, watermelon, wild onion, romain, purslane, hibiscus and others.
I came across this cool facebook page for interesting container gardens. https://www.facebook.com/willemvancotthem I thought you guys would appreciate all the soda bottle stacks.
I hadn't either. I'd be curious to try them out inside against a window or something like that.I like this. Never saw the bottle wall before.
WOW! Those are so cool! I have only seen them dried in floral arrangements! I'd stick them everywhere dried and fresh if they were mine! Have you had them long? They look so big and healthy.I picked up a few of these a while back, View attachment 102800 View attachment 102800 Juncus effusus, Big Twister. supposed to be real cold hardy, (that's one reason i got them) Has anybody grown this ? I have never seen it before, and haven't got the slightest idea if it is tortoise safe. But is neat looking.
I'm bracing myself! Seat belt strapped and holding on with a white knuckle grip!!! ...And the Jury says......................................................your container garden is AWESOME!Brace yourselves. Here's my garden. .
YES! YES! YES! Me too! I actually spoke about this with my husband. The first time I saw someone do this was at a friend's house in Germany. They put their strawberries in the holes as a way of preventing them from spreading. Because I'm a nerd, I took a picture...I thought this was a good photo too...View attachment 102825
I really like the idea of putting dirt inside the concrete barriers a lot of people use for their tortoise pens and planting something small in them.
Len: This is a member of the rush family of marginal plants (grow on the edges of water). One of my favorite marginal plants. I've been trying to find it locally to plant by my pond, but so far haven't found a nursery that sells it. I guess I'll have to buy it online.
I thought this was a good photo too...View attachment 102825
I really like the idea of putting dirt inside the concrete barriers a lot of people use for their tortoise pens and planting something small in them.
It sounds like you got them for quite a steal! I think you're smart for not planting them until next Spring. I'm finally starting to learn the HARD WAY that I need to let my new plants have a long summer to let their roots get established and not do much late summer and fall planting.I picked them up about a month ago. If I had known something about them I could have gotten more, I found them at Lowe's for $2 apiece, I bought 3 and gave one away last week. I am not planning on putting them in the ground until next srping..
If I bring them in I most likely will kill them. I will put them in the pots on the southeast side of the house where I have the banana trees, colocasias, and some other stuff growing. This area gets winter sun almost all day and is protected from the strong winds that usually come from the northwest. I mulch this area heavy every year so the soil stays moist and doesn't freeze. This is what that area looked like this afternoon. Another good plant choice for cold weather areas is Horseradish, you can use the root and the torts can eat the leaves. It can spread very rapid in the right conditions so be careful where you plant it, horseradish will do fine in pots, this way it wont get out of hand.It sounds like you got them for quite a steal! I think you're smart for not planting them until next Spring. I'm finally starting to learn the HARD WAY that I need to let my new plants have a long summer to let their roots get established and not do much late summer and fall planting.
Are you planning on bringing them in the house and trying to keep them "awake" or are you going to put them in the garage or something after they've gone dormant? -Have you had much experience housing new plants over winter? I'm asking because I have a few new plants that are really delicate. One has been outside in a small pot all summer, but I'm experimenting and letting it go dormant, but bringing the little pot in, so the roots don't freeze up. Then I have a few young and weak new plants that I am considering trying to keep awake and next to a window for sunlight (or under grow lights if necessary).
If I bring them in I most likely will kill them. I will put them in the pots on the southeast side of the house where I have the banana trees, colocasias, and some other stuff growing. This area gets winter sun almost all day and is protected from the strong winds that usually come from the northwest. I mulch this area heavy every year so the soil stays moist and doesn't freeze.View attachment 102962 This is what that area looked like this afternoon. Another good plant choice for cold weather areas is Horseradish, you can use the root and the torts can eat the leaves. It can spread very rapid in the right conditions so be careful where you plant it, horseradish will do fine in pots, this way it wont get out of hand.