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Take some 2-liter bottles, cut them in half, put 3-4 inches of good potting MIX, not soil in the bottom, punch holes for drainage, sow your perennial seeds now. In the spring, you'll have tons of flowers.

I've already done 144 containers.

 

thanks.

 

thanks, but I think I'll pass

 

I've been working on the outside this week. My seedlings are up and 10 containers were planted today.



hollyhocks


cupid's dart


scabiosa


They were all planted in this garden.



When I bought the house, it was "grass" with some really random shrubs. I took everything out, chopped up the stumps, and laid out a path and built the arbor from recycled wood.



You can wintersow tomato seeds too.

 

Love it, Love it Love it!


Hey- we talked about moss one time. Have you seen it or know where I could get some?

 

there are several mosses you can buy now. They're called "stepables", labeled with a barefoot shaped tag. We planted Irish moss between the stepping stones in the flower garden. You do have to keep it fairly moist during the summer heat. I think we still have the catalog ...."ETERA"????

 

Some mosses are special order, like flyfisher said. But if you want regular moss to grow on containers or stone, there are methods you can use to make it. Buttermilk, beer, yogurt, etc. Do a google search for those.

I have never been able to keep moss alive except in complete shade. It also requires very acidic soil. The north side of my house has lots on the ground, but it won't grow anywhere else.

 

I have a few spots here and there on my stones in the back. It's a shady yard so it might make it if I try.

I might need to buy some tomato plants from you.

 

If it's shady all day except in the morning, it should work out okay.

I have at least a dozen varieties. Some are heirlooms, others were purchased seed. And of course, the seed traders hooked me up with cherry varieties this week.

Here's one I am dying to taste.

Green zebra heirloom.


There's also the reliable beefsteak.


And the black cherry.


Yellow pear


And just today I got sweet 100s.


I'm also doing SanMarzano which is a roma style tomato, great for canning and sauces.


And Rutgers. Your basic supermarket variety. Good for eating right off the vine.


Another month and I can start cloning them, if the weather stays warm.

 

Thanks for the idea! I'm gonna start my veggies this week.