Original Blog Entry: Container garden [update]

JAP69 — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 14:24:20 GMT

Yesterday I went out and put protection over all the ground boxes to see if I can prevent the critters from digging in the dirt. The ground boxes are about 16 x 16 inches square. I took the window screening I had on hand and cut it about 20 x 20 inches square. Then I took some poultry netting I had on hand and made a dome about five inches square and about two to three inches high leaving a lip extender around the bottom for the window screening to hold it in place. I then took the window screening and cut out a square about five inches square. Set the poultry netting dome over top where the seeds are planted, placed the window screening over that laying flat on top of the ground box. Took push pins and pinned the screening down onto the ground box in each corner. The flap that was hanging over the ground box edges I took my fingers and made a downward fold. The window screening holds the dome down.

From there I made up the soil mix for the last ground box and set the plastic container where I wanted it and filled it with the mix. Put in my seed starting mix in a center cavity and planted the zucchini seed. Prepared my dome and screening the same as the ground boxes and held it in place with clothespins around the edge.

When the seeds come up and the plants get tall enough I will remove the poultry wire dome. I can also remove the push pins and raise it up to work in the ferlizer.

Went out this morning for a look see and seen no dirt dug up.

Containers all prepared, plants are in, seeds in the ground, flowers all planted. Still need to make my plant chimneys and was thinking about making a shepherds hook to hold more hanging pails.

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