We have always tried to Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle whenever we can.
Meet my new planter.
This started out as two containers for hose on a fire truck. They were being thrown in the trash and my dear darling asked if he could have them and was given them.
What to do with them? Certainly there had to be a new purpose for these. They do weigh a considerable amount, so they can't be moved around much. And the corners do have small drain holes.
We are always looking for new ways to grow our garden, since our yard is so steep, that we thought this would work great as.......
A new planter for the deck.
Dear darling screwed them together and then made the base out of some wood and I painted the wood to help protect it from the weather. We chose this spot because of the good amount of year round sun it gets.
Next, I put some straw in the bottom and mixed peat moss, used coffee grounds and aged compost and filled in each trough. Then, I had some peas that I had started in a container to be transplanted into the garden that I transplanted into the top trough.
Then, in the bottom trough, I decided to try to plant some very LATE season lettuce, carrots and spinach.
It is all an experiment at this point. I am not really sure what will work here and what won't, but I won't know if I don't try.
As you can see, I am recycling some plastic containers from the grocery store to use as little greenhouses over the seeds that I've planted. Which, really worked out well, because not only did they help to keep the soil moist, but we had a few evenings of temperatures into the upper 30's and these little covers helped a lot.
Plus, because this planter is a manageable size, I can just throw a tarp over it when the nights do go low enough for frost. We will see how this planter works at helping us to extend our growing season.
What types of things do you reuse, repurpose or recycle to help you along with your life of simplicity? I'd love to hear them.
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