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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
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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 Vicky Myers on May 22, 2012 at 11:51am
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Don't know about inexpensive since you would have to get at least 5 or 6 of the rectangles to make an arbor or buy a roll and they are really expensive.
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Jon and Yvonne also called concrete reinforcement wire. I use it to make tomato cages or string it up to grow peas up. It does rust you could probably spray paint it.
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Comment by Catherine Cronin (Ireland) on May 22, 2012 at 4:46am -
My Experiment with the Self-Watering Plastic Containers.
Left one has 2 courgette seeds, middle 2 have Clemantine seedlings and right one has a Marigold.
Just trying to see if they grow better, and trying to stop myself automatically watering by hand!
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Comment by Jon S. z7 tx God blessed the USA on May 22, 2012 at 12:15am -
I posted that last time you asked mite not have seen the post I have no Idea what else could be called a masonry ladder and I have been in the home improvement selling business over 25 years. This fits the description and possible use let us know if it works it should.
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Comment by Jon S. z7 tx God blessed the USA on May 22, 2012 at 12:11am
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Yvonne I think you may be calling it something different than what they have. not sure what a masonry ladder is I think it is a different name for the fence looking wire that gets suspended in a concrete slab I think this is what you are looking for http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202090219/h_d2/ProductDispl... I did a arbor with lattice and re bar but this could have replaced the lattice cheaper. when i did mine I took like 20 ft sticks of re bar and put them in between a split tree trunk or branch and bent them around it to make the U shape of the arbor then attached the lattice by weaving re bar wire through it to the re bar pieces then mark and dig holes where the feet hit after standing it up bury the feet maybe add some concrete at the bottom of the hole first. I didn't just grabbed the re bar and pushed it in the ground he man style raaar turned out great lasted 12 years till I moved and a stupid real estate guy didn't like it and thought I needed to pull it out for selling the house.
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Comment by Robin (N.IL zone 5) on May 21, 2012 at 8:52pm -
If you want to be creative just go to the plumbing section of home depot, lowes, menards...any improvement store. And you can either choose from plastic or metal They have all sorts of connectors to choose from to add to the straight poles. And you can pick up the proper spray paint to paint the arbor what ever color you want. Just follow the instructions.
The employee in the plumbing dept will be able to help you out with any questions, like what glue to use for outside if you choose PVC but if you plan on growing plants on them you would need to get a bigger pole not a 1".
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Comment by Yvonne Martin zone 9a se texas on May 21, 2012 at 12:03pm -
a few months ago someone had mentioned using masonry ladder for an arbor, what a great idea and very cheap too. Well I have gone to home depot, lowes etc and no one carrys this. So here i am again wondering if anyone has another idea for a very cheap arbor idea!
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I dragged out the box spring wood frame to use for a cucumber trellis again. Have a metal thing looks like a ladder when propped against the fence to grow a spacemaster cuc up. Still trying to get the driveway and garage of shame cleaned and organized. Need to make drying screens got the stuff to do it need to see if my fellow I work for will help me cut the wood tomorrow so it will be straight. I still need to clean an office building tonight. grrrr can't get my stuff done for having to go to work to make the $1 to survive on.
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Comment by Jon S. z7 tx God blessed the USA on May 20, 2012 at 6:22pm
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welcome Jenny
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Comment by Sharon W z 8 on May 20, 2012 at 6:56am -
I checked online and found that tomatoes are self- pollinating. I will find out if I try it again. I pulled these outside whenever the temps allowed. Also wrapped heavy plastic around them for cold wind protection. I almost let them die more than once, it was a lot of babying to keep it alive.
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