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teribeth in gardening

Greenery Pictures (and some questions)

Mar 19, 2009 18:30

For those of you up north needing a fix of greenery to get you through what remains of winter, here are some pictures of my container garden.

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herbs, zone: usda 8, garden method: containers, fruit: strawberry, urban gardening, vegetable: tomato

Comments 5

eqfe March 19 2009, 23:06:39 UTC

Lovely healthy tomato plant thanks for sharing!

juniperpearls March 20 2009, 01:52:42 UTC

are your watering tubes just pvc pipes stuck down in the bottom of the bucket?

teribeth March 20 2009, 10:58:58 UTC

Yep. They are part of the self-watering container set up I love so much. I can already tell it'll come in handy this summer.

juniperpearls March 20 2009, 16:12:08 UTC

Wow, this is awesome. How long did something like this take you? I live in central Florida, so the while we have amazing weather and sunshine, watering is never-ending.

teribeth March 20 2009, 22:20:12 UTC

I'm in north central Florida (Gainesville) so I hear ya about the watering. As far as time, once I had all the supplies assembled and my drill was charged, it only takes a minute to drill the small holes. I have to cut out the center portion for the cup with a knife so I take longer to make sure I don't cut my hand off, but even that only takes maybe five minutes. I put together four containers in about a half hour the last time I did some.

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