sb158 | July 26, 2009
it’s time. (Cue scary music) I have to update my version of Wordpress. If I disappear for a while, you’ll know why. Went fine on my local copy, so I’m hoping…
I keep a copy of my blog running on my PC at home, and always try out new stuff there before I screw with the online version. Anything can happen, and I sure don’t want to kill my blog…
Also time to be making some more monster pots. Been putting this off because it makes a giant mess I have to clean…but it’s time to start the flowers I want, so I gotta do it. The pots I made back in April or so are holding up well so far, so it’s time to try again. I need a few 14″ pots, as well as a small trough in which to plant some creeping thyme and other herbs. I’m gonna use the top of a small BBQ grill as the form for that one. Wish me luck!
Later, time for Hubby’s birthday cake.
EDIT: Well, so far so good. I’ve updated and the blog hasn’t crashed. Now I’m trying a new toy, a video player… just a little e-card for Hubby.
Category: Experimental, Personal Stuff, containers |
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sb158 | May 4, 2009
I mentioned once before that I have an idea for a way to shade the tomatoes in the SWC’s. I decided to get started on it this weekend. Best laid plans, and all that… (more…)
Category: containers, herbs |
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Tags: basil, containers, Monster Mud, personal, shrubs, whining
sb158 | April 27, 2009
A very kind blog visitor identified my Mystery Shrub as Ruttya fruticosa. Found some cultural information here and here.
Apparently it’s easy to propagate by seeds or cuttings, so I may try that down the road some time. Got too much other stuff going on right now to deal with it.
Yesterday we went to brunch with my brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and his son and wife. (more…)
Category: Experimental, Seeds/Seed-starting, flowers |
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Tags: containers, Experimental, flowers, geraniums, herbs, Monster Mud, seeds, shrubs
sb158 | April 22, 2009
Whew! This is really the first chance I’ve had since I last posted to post again. I’ve either been busy doing, instead of writing, or too wiped to even type. That heat out there is gonna kill me yet, I swear.
I’ve been planting babies into the garden, like cukes, stevia, and bee balm, or tomatoes into SWCs. (more…)
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sb158 | April 14, 2009
The previous post should have been put up on Saturday night, but I was too exhausted from the miserable heat to finish it. This is a continuation thereof, with all the stuff I should have already posted.
So Saturday evening, I planted a few of the indeterminate tomatoes (more…)
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sb158 | April 2, 2009
No, not the Creature From The Black Lagoon, though he might well have been made of it. Monster Mud is Joint Compound mixed with latex paint. Burlap, or some other material, is then soaked with Monster Mud and applied to a form to make whatever you want with it.
I first read about it on the Hypertufa forum at Gardenweb, as I’d been thinking about making some containers with hypertufa. Googled it, and found some very interesting ideas. Check it out here.
Sounded alot easier than messing with concrete, so I figured, what the heck, I’ll try it. One of the forums I read said to use masonry sealer to waterproof it. I have no idea if it will work, but I’m having fun trying it.
Here are some pics I took of the WIP. Warning: This post is image-heavy. (more…)
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