I feel like I’ve been a total slacker in the gardening department lately. Seriously. But those days are behind me now because yesterday the HH picked up a truckload of potting soil for me {here’s how to make your own potting soil} and for the first time in about a month, I took some serious time off from all the craziness that’s been going on {traveling, moving, the remodel} and went outside and played in the dirt.
It was pretty RAD. I got half of the lower hedge area weeded, {noticed I said weeded and not pruned?, yeah, that’s coming} and shoveled some serious dirt too. It felt great!
All the pots I brought with me from the old place are now full and ready to be planted {I’m not sure with what yet though} and things are finally started to look up in the gardening department around here.
I also had to came to a decision as to where/what I was going to do with the stock tanks I was previously using in my old greenhouse. I new I wanted to keep them, but I just wasn’t sure where to put them because honestly, they can be kind of an eye sore if you don’t have a fenced yard. Which we don’t have at this point.
My neighbor lady across the street actually has one in the front of her house {and it looks great} but it’s pretty hidden and she has plants cascading over the side so it looks pretty spiffy. My stock tanks on the other hand are pretty bare, and stick out like a sore thumb when placed alongside my house. Can you spot Lucy the trouble puggle in the picture? {Hint she’s up high}.
Ultimately I decided to just use one stock tank for now. I plan on using it to plant some winter veggies until I can get the backyard garden dug up and ready for action. I was also thinking about painting the stock tank to match the house as well.
What do you think?
One isn’t too much of an eyesore, is it?
~Mavis
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