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| I was given these rectangular sheet metal boxes (they may have been livestock / horse watering troughs), and the truck tire rim turned up from somewhere, so why not fill them up with the countless rocks the earth coughs up or I strike when I'm tilling the ground prior to planting more perennials / roses / bulbs, eh?
When I get about another 5-700 pounds of rock in there I'll feel comfortable filling the crevices in with soil and begin planting it with Sempervivums and other xerophytic plants. It'll be my own succulent berm, with nary a non-cold-hardy succulent to worry my pretty little head about.
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Follow-Up Postings:
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- Posted by Microthrix none (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 14:51
| I like the rim tire thingy ... but the tittle? Lol |
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- Posted by xerophyte_nyc 7 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 15:13
| Ha - great thread title! x |
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- Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 15:45
| Zech, You're entitled to tittle about the title. Mark, Well, if I can't grow Aloe dichotoma in the summertime, when the livin' is easy, I'm pleased to say in six letters what you said in two - the aforewritten 'Ha' (which was my Korean name in elementary Korean school in the Navy). |
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- Posted by Microthrix none (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 15:51
| Wow an extra t who cares -_- |
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- Posted by sherryinmaine 5a (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 17:05
| good idea.Like the boxes and tire rim. I got lotsa rocks here too. I'm thinking about the old old old woodpile outback of my house. . . .filling in w/ rocks and doing 'sumpin' with it. Not sure if it'll be sempervivums, but maybe, maybe . . . (still in the 'inkling' stage) |
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- Posted by wantonamara 8bTx (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 17:13
| Woodpiles good for Hugelkulture... I know off topic. I couldn't help myself when I saw that. It is something I am flirting with doing. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Hugelkulture
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- Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 17:54
| Zech, I care for correct spelling (and I'm not 100%, but try is best), and given that your first sentence wasn't distinct, maybe you might. Also, given that you're still young, you have more than ample time to improve your spelling. Here endeth the first lesson. Sherry, Wow, you got real weather! Woodpile and semps (or not) - you could have iris growing out of the pockets of soil / decomposing wood. Mara, I'm going to have to check it out - right now with the shovel balanced on the knee I'm finding it difficult to switch pages. |
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- Posted by sherryinmaine 5a (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 18:12
| Hey Mara, yep, I been areadin' about hugelculturefor a while. Was stationed in good old Deutschland for 7 years and saw many folks practicing it, in their front, back and side yards. . . . but I didn't know it was called 'hugelkulture'......They were on to something then, and it was quite a few years ago. Hey, 'Ha', I spent a little time in Korea as well (army)I dont know yet what I'll plant, but what do you mean I have real weather? Isn't zone 4 colder than zone 5? |
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- Posted by Microthrix none (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 19:37
| That hugelkulture is very interesting ... and i just accidently pressed t one more time ... im not illiterate! |
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