After I had finished packing for my trip to Glimmerglass, I went for a walk, and found the crumpled trash can on the edge of the curb. I like the lovely destruction. The trash can is old. It may have been used to burn garden waste, which would explain the holes. It's finished now, probably crushed under a truck.
I decided to take pictures of man-made objects, like this fire alarm with its eave and cornice..
But as soon as I reached M.K's garden I could not resist taking a shot of her tomatoes. She grows them in enriched soil, which she buys and piles in tee-shirts stretched over wire, neck-down. She uses this method because the ground may be contaminated with lead. The yield is tremendous and heathy. Not a bit of rot, even in these weeks of swampy weather.
Her dahlias are flourishing among the sedums.
I think that the beautiful garbage can was used as a composter....that would be such a practical use for it and they are often hard to find/buy...
ReplyDeleteNow how does that tee-shirt idea work again?
Have a good trip...
Tomatoes in tee-shirts. Start with chicken wire or any low wire fencing. Make a circle, two to three feet in diameter. Line with large tee-shirt, neck down. Fill one third with compost, chopped leaves; fill the rest with good clean garden soil that has fertilizer already added. Plant tomatoes.
ReplyDeletea note- I didn't spend the big bucks for potting soil this year. I used straight compost. The tomatoes seem very happy! Here is a link to a tutorial- http://mimikirchner.com/blog/archives/2008/05/tomato-tutorial-making-containers/
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mimi: I'll send link to people who have been asking for more details.
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