So I promised pictures of our foam head planter a few days ago and slow as I am I did finally get it done. She doesn't look like much ...
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
well my friends it is my favorite time of the year again. Gardening season, so you will probably be seeing a lot of posts from me about gard...
Still playing with my new toy.. My Bamboo pen tablet. Its pretty interesting. Much easier to et the hang of than I thought it would be. Im s...
Click the picture to find out how to make these biodegradable planting pots.
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
The head as promised
So I promised pictures of our foam head planter a few days ago and slow as I am I did finally get it done. She doesn't look like much yet, but when the vines take off and flow to the ground like hair she will look awesome. She is standing in a patch where we have planted wild flowers that should cover the stake she is on. The pniwheels are just something we added so she wouldn't look so bare until our plants start to grow. The kids painted her. I think she is beautiful and will be an awesome addition to our wild flower garden. I wanted a garden area that was completely kid friendly they can walk in it pick flowers in it. They helped decorate it so there is nothing in it that they cannot touch.
I hope you like what you see as much as we do.
I will update with pictures when things start to grow and the vision in my mind becomes reality. But I was so excited about the idea that I tought I'd go ahead and share these first stages. Let me know what you think.
adding wood ash to your garden
well my friends it is my favorite time of the year again. Gardening season, so you will probably be seeing a lot of posts from me about gardening and planting and such.
I remember as a kid every winter my dad would take the askes he cleaned from our fireplace and dump them into our garden spot. Then in spring time when it was time for the garden he would till all that ash into the soil. I never knew why he did it but I knew it wasnt a bad thing because our garden always flourished. I decide to research it a little and here is what I found out. "When wood burns, nitrogen and sulfur are lost as gases, and calcium, potassium, magnesium and trace element compounds remain. The remaining carbonates and oxides are valuable liming agents, raising pH, thus neutralizing acid soils. Soils that are acid and low in potassium benefit from wood ash. However, acid-loving plants such as blueberries, cranberries, rhododendrons and azaleas would not do well at all with an application of wood ash." You can read more about this at The master gardener website Its chock full of info.
On another note tho. I also remember once.. My mom took out ashes from the fireplace that had sit for two days and the next thing we knew our back yard was on fire. So people If you decide to add ash to your garden please be very careful. Those embers can stay hot for days and even if it doesn't look like its hot, a slight breeze can spark warm ashes back up and cause you a lot of trouble you don't want.
I remember as a kid every winter my dad would take the askes he cleaned from our fireplace and dump them into our garden spot. Then in spring time when it was time for the garden he would till all that ash into the soil. I never knew why he did it but I knew it wasnt a bad thing because our garden always flourished. I decide to research it a little and here is what I found out. "When wood burns, nitrogen and sulfur are lost as gases, and calcium, potassium, magnesium and trace element compounds remain. The remaining carbonates and oxides are valuable liming agents, raising pH, thus neutralizing acid soils. Soils that are acid and low in potassium benefit from wood ash. However, acid-loving plants such as blueberries, cranberries, rhododendrons and azaleas would not do well at all with an application of wood ash." You can read more about this at The master gardener website Its chock full of info.
On another note tho. I also remember once.. My mom took out ashes from the fireplace that had sit for two days and the next thing we knew our back yard was on fire. So people If you decide to add ash to your garden please be very careful. Those embers can stay hot for days and even if it doesn't look like its hot, a slight breeze can spark warm ashes back up and cause you a lot of trouble you don't want.
Foam head planter
Still playing with my new toy.. My Bamboo pen tablet. Its pretty interesting. Much easier to et the hang of than I thought it would be. Im still not great with it but I think I can get the hang of it. Here is a little about the foam head planter my kids and I made over the weekend.
how to make organic planting pots from old newspaper
Click the picture to find out how to make these biodegradable planting pots.
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