Container growing.

Sometimes, plans change. At times, it’s out of necessity, and other times, opportunities drive change.

I have just had such an experience. A friend asked me if I would like some tubs to grow things in.

I had been looking for some, so yes, came easy. When asked how many I simply said surprise me. Thinking I’d be lucky to get two or three.

When I went to the back of the house, this is what I saw.

From what I’ve read, they are around twenty-five gallons. I’ve used a couple of these for the last couple of years, and they work great.

So, instead of multiple raises beds, I will be using these. A trade-off that will save hours of labor building raised beds and money on materials, each one can be dedicated to raising one or two types of plants.

I plan on starting to fill them up tomorrow, assuming, of course, I feel better. I’ve been sick since Friday evening.

These will be filled along the lines of Hügelkultur. I have tons of old dead wood just waiting to be used for something. Also the winds have blown in a mess of tumble weeds.

I used to throw them in the dumpster but this year I stomped them flat and have been using the lawn mower and my small shredder to break them down.

Figured it was kind of lame to throw resources away when they could be used for something. I’ll put them at the bottom of these, along with tree branches and limbs, it won’t take a great deal of soil to finish them off.

To be honest, I may not get all thirty of these filled this year. Just yesterday, I planted a ten pound bag of potatoes that had chitted into my well broken down compost piles, or I’d use it for these.

May your ventures be met with sucess.