Saturday, October 9, 2010

doggy bag 2.7

Manthing decided he needed to improve upon his doggy bag design this morning. It apparently was in need of compartments and a pocket. So, out came the leftover pieces of bag, from when he built the first ones, and the duct tape and in went a handy dandy divider and an outside pocket. I fully expect his next upgrade to add velcro closures so that nothing can escape. I reckon, at this pace, in a year or so we could have ourselves a marketable product. :)

Friday, October 8, 2010

fall garden update

updates on the "junk" gardens




Here are the outcomes of the junk or alternative gardens that I made this year. I cannot complain about  a single one of them  as they have all done great. In fact, they have  performed better than I could ever imagined  they would and will definitely be making more in the future. I have found them to be quite fun  and very easily managed as well. The only fertilizer used on any of them has been bunny poop.  The fan garden was neglected more than it  was cared for and still did well. The tires and the gutter gardens both have to be watered frequently but other than that, they also  produced/are producing for me.

I  can't wait to make more of these type beds over the winter. I am hoping to make a movable  wick bed and we are planning on dropping the frame of the trailer down to turn it into a large divided bed with wicking. I am positive I will  find more junk as time goes on to experiment with.