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Hanging Gardens

My house has a lot of shade, and while when it is hot outside this has been a real blessing the one thing that I hate about it is that I can’t seem to get a very large garden.  Well at least not one the size that I want.  So this last winter, which lasted it seems all the way until the end of May, I have been researching how to maximize the the use of the space that I have.  One of the things that caught my eye are those Topsy Turvy planters.  Problem is that they are way to expensive for my taste.  I mean $10-$15 each on line.  So instead of buying them I figured that I would make my own.  I built 5 of them for less than $15.

I made mine out of 5 gal. buckets from Home Depot.  I then cut a 2″ hole out of the bottom center of the bucket.  I used a hole saw to cut out the 2″ opening.  If you don’t have one of them, thats ok because the smallest center circle on the bottom of the bucket is about 2″ in diameter.  Next you need to get some of the weed gaurd fabric.  Get the kind that allows water to flow threw, but not the weeds.  this will allow the water to drain out, but keep the dirt in, and thats a good thing.

As you can see the bucket on the left has the weed fabric covering the whole, while the one on right doesn’t, and the dirt is falling out.  So be sure to put it in the bottom.  Then I made a ring out of a “T” and 1/4 diameter soaker hose, so that I can hook it up to a water timer. The soaker hose ring will allow it to evenly water the entire area with out flooding the bucket.

So now I have 5 buckets all hanging from my eves.  The buckets cost me less than $2.50 each, the soaker hose was $10 for 50 feet (but I only used maybe 5 feet), and then I needed another 2 hooks and the were $1 each.  So the cost for the project, was about $25, but the cost of the for what I actually used was only about $15.  That would be same as buying one of the Topsy Turvy planters.

So now we wait to see if they will really grow and how they do.  Stay tuned as I post updates on how the plants have been doing and whether it was a success.

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Hope you all had a great weekend.

What a great weekend it has been. Got to get a lot done around the house, and finish a few projects that I have been wanting to get finished. Including cleaning out the garage, although it wasn’t completely finished, but it is so much better than it was. I am hoping that it will soon be finished.

posted by HitchHiker in Future Projects,Projects,Ramblings and have No Comments

Let there Be Light…

So its been a great weekend. Got to go to my cousins reception, her husband is great, and it was wonderful to meet the rest of his family. My wife surprised me with an early Father’s Day gift, a new lighting setup for my tank. WOW, what a difference it makes, no more ugly yellow, my Green GloFish are actually green, and not yellow, and my Blue Gourami really sparkle. Just over all having good lighting really makes things look great, and so much better to look at and see.

So now I have all the electric parts that I need to start building the new hood for my tank, right now my lights rest right on top of the tank. But when its done, I will be able to keep all my food, and small stuff in the hood, but out of the reach of the little ones. So now building the hood has just moved up a few notches on the to do list.

I will take some pictures tonight, and show the difference between the two different lighting setups.

posted by HitchHiker in Aquarium,Future Projects,Lighting,Projects,Ramblings and have No Comments

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