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Poor country boy gardening is when you want or need something for your garden and can't afford it. So you get creative on how to get it trading or bartering for it. digging it up out of an empty field or off the side of the road or a neighbors yard.

With permission of course

Location: Texas
Members: 135
Latest Activity: Mar 8

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From Metal Scrap to Garden pot. 2 Replies

For 10 years past ( not anymore) my husband and myself ran a Mechanical business, every time a truck would come in to have new brake drums put on, I would rub my hands together much to the annoyance…Continue

Started by Keryn ,Zone 10, Australia. Last reply by Keryn ,Zone 10, Australia Feb 13.

going to make a compost tumbler any good design or ideas 7 Replies

Been looking on line for compost tumblers i have the barrel but its a chemical barrel its been soaking all summer i think it should be ok just for compost if any7 one has any ideas it would be greatContinue

Started by John F zone 6 Cinti Oh. Last reply by Keryn ,Zone 10, Australia Feb 12.

FINDING PLANTS IN THE TRASH 11 Replies

I WALK MY DOG MOST EVERY NIGHT TO GIVE HIM AND MYSELF SOME NEEDED EXERCISE BUT I LOVE GOING OUT ON GARBAGE NIGHT THE PEOPLE THAT DONT WANT THE PLANTS THAT THEY HAVE SHOULD JUST PUT THE IN A BOX…Continue

Started by John F zone 6 Cinti Oh. Last reply by John F zone 6 Cinti Oh Feb 9.

PEONYS 3 Replies

was at meiers dept store today and found some peonys in the garbage they were a returnethey had bulb or tubers on them with new growth how deep should i plant them want to get them in tha ground a s…Continue

Started by John F zone 6 Cinti Oh. Last reply by Keryn ,Zone 10, Australia Feb 9.

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Comment by Jon S. z7 tx God blessed the USA on March 8, 2013 at 10:26pm: Just stole another idea going to have to try needs a flower pot in the middle though.

Comment by Jon S. z7 tx God blessed the USA on March 8, 2013 at 8:13pm: so I am at work and there is a pile of trash waiting to be thrown away. had to think of my friend Robin Jo archie and save all these sedums and hen and chicks even though I am not allowed to had to pick the pile up.

Comment by Jon S. z7 tx God blessed the USA on March 8, 2013 at 6:26am: Welcome margie anderson

Comment by Jon S. z7 tx God blessed the USA on March 7, 2013 at 6:30am: can't resist these funky stone plant succulents did two pots aloe and stone plant and fire sticks and stone plant.

Comment by Jon S. z7 tx God blessed the USA on March 7, 2013 at 6:21am: just saying there are uses for things tough thorny drought loving trees make great hedge rows in farm land stopping desertification. the wood is extremity hard and durable making great cheep wood for shipping pallets that can be reused many times.

Comment by Jon S. z7 tx God blessed the USA on March 7, 2013 at 6:11am: Again one persons weed one persons useful plant

Comment by Keryn ,Zone 10, Australia on March 7, 2013 at 4:37am: They would not make it through customs they would destroy it without telling any one, they are very strict, even going from South Australia to Western Australia you are not allowed to take anything no potatoes or carrots they search your car, caravan, truck. Its a strange experience the border is half way across the Nalabor Plains (desert ) it takes 4 days to cross the plains and there are only roadhouses to fuel up and get supplies. At the border roadhouse there is a caravan park ( nothing else ) and everyone stays there to cook up all their vegetables so they don,t have to throw them away.

Comment by chuck goecke on February 25, 2013 at 11:14am: I suspect that horse apples, or beaux de Arc fruits would be considered a potentially noxious weed-tree in Australia. They are very thorny and tough well adapted trees. The only thing that holds them back here in the south central US is that they have lots of bugs that like to eat them. In Australia, freed of those pests, they would go nuts, and become noxious.

Comment by Jon S. z7 tx God blessed the USA on February 25, 2013 at 6:50am: the have a sap or juice that is a natural repellant just put them out like moth balls I think it has a high boric acid level they don't like. I ship priority mail have sent stuff to Australia just have to list what it is no problem.