These Boots Are Made For

Planting!  Hello --- thanks for stopping by Two Dogs.  Summer is here and I am fully enjoying my yard.  In 2003 I opened my nail salon and in the fall of that year I got an old pair of boots and planted, of all things, two chrysanthemums.  They did ok in those boots except the plants grew too tall and didn't look very nice at all.  I have been wanting to try again, but it was just one of those things that never came about.

Every time I saw a guy wearing an old pair of boots that had seen better days I would think of those boots I had at the salon and want to try again.  I finally remembered to ask my son if he would save me his work boots when he wore them out.... and he remembered.  So last fall he stopped by and brought me a wonderful old pair of boots and a couple of weeks ago I got them planted! What do you think?  Cute, no?    I am thrilled with how they turned out and the allyssum planted in them will, hopefully, cascade over the sides a.bit..

I also have a pair of old high heels that I planted a couple of years ago but I simply could not get the sedum and hen & chicks to grow.  I finally replanted last fall and I propped them up on a low step so they would be more horizontal and the water would get to all of the soil instead of running into the toe and the rest of the shoe cavity be dry.  That's what worked and here are the results.

 

 

I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend with family and friends remembering those past and present who have served and are serving to keep America free.    Hugs, Shawna

 

Good morning!  Thanks for stopping by.  Grab a cup of coffee and let's talk moles and planting your garden. Last year I had a tremendous problem with moles. They could be gophers, but I think they are moles. They made unsightly holes in every part of my property and when they invaded the vegetable garden, I lost a lot of plants. Not sure if they were eating the roots or if they just tunneled beneath the plant and broke the roots off. In any case I wanted this problem to be at a minimum this year, so another experiment I am trying involves using one gallon tin cans that I get from the local pizza parlor. I remove the bottoms with a can opener which gives me a solid ring of metal about 10 inches in depth, give or take; I have not measured the cans. I work a little fertilizer into the soil, push the tin can ring into the ground, and then plant the seedling (or larger plant) inside this ring. My thoughts are that this will prevent Mr. Mole from destroying the plant's roots right near the base of the plant and may possibly keep the plant from dying. It will also save on water while the plant is small because I can water just inside the can knowing all water will go directly to the roots. I know my Charlie dog will get a lot of the little demons, but in case he misses a few..........I will keep you posted on how this works as spring and summer progresses.

UPDATE ON THE DOUBLE COVER GARDEN PROJECT:  (Ignore if you live in a warm, wonderful, garden -friendly area!! :-)     It worked!  The pepper plant that I planted, covered with a milk jug and then a Wall-o-Water survived temps in the low 20s, wind, 8 inches of heavy wet snow the first part of April, and several days with no sun.  This gives a jump of no less than TWO months head start on garden plantings as it is never safe to plant before Memorial Day here in Burney as we are never frost free until then ----- the weather may be nice for days on end and then one night we get slammed with freezing temps.  It takes only one night of a dip in the temperature to destroy a lot of hard work and dreams of a bountiful crop of veggies if you forget to cover the plants on that one particular night. Oh how we get lulled into a false sense of security by warm, sunny days.  
Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful weekend.