I am getting real tired of planting things. First there was a few flowers and my vegetable garden to get in, some white pines I raised from seed to get planted, houseplants to re-pot and move outside. Now I have spent many hours planting some herb plugs I bought for an herbal talk I was giving, they didn't sell well and are getting too big for the plug cells. I was selling the plugs for a dollar- the profit was to go back into my work account, which I purchased the plants from. I may have broke even at this point. So far I haven't spent any money on soil, I recycled lots of soil in pots sitting around from last years fair exhibits, or pots, I have saved those for years. But I still have about 200 hundred plants to pot if I want to save them all. The soil is gone and the pots are getting low. I will work on more potting tonight if I can find more soil. Then there is the watering- it's been dry here and warm.
We are making a re-cycled garden as part of an exhibit for the Eastern Mi. fair. I am turning an old barb-b-cue grill into a planter. Some of the herbs will go on that, in old pots that will sit on the side racks I think, and I think I will fill the interior with that feathery celosia in red and yellow, sort of flame like. It just means I need to plant more plants though. We are also turning an old wringer washer into a water feature/fountain, making tire planters and various other neat re-cycling tricks. If you are near Imlay City, Michigan, August 8-11, stop by the fairgrounds and look for the Master Gardener Building. Also featured will be a tea garden, indoor garden, naturalized garden, wildlife garden, and fairy garden. And of course there's the rest of the fair, one of the best and oldest in the state.
Speaking of plants, I have more articles posted on my website www.gardenandhearth.com/plant-guides.htm stop by and take a look.
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