Saturday, Brian and I decided to get our garden stuff together. We grabbed three large plastic tubs from behind Square One and then went to Lowes and picked up some soil, compost, mulch and rocks. The tubs were perfect. We originally wanted to do a raised bed garden using rail road ties, but time was short and McCoys was closed by the time we got there.
We figured we’d use the three tubs and then pick up a few 5-gallon buckets for the tomato plants. We rushed home and prepared the soil just before sun-down.
On Monday, I went over to Producers Coop and with the help of Mark in the gardening section I selected 6 different seeds that I thought I would plant - cucumbers, squash, cantaloupe, watermelon, eggplant, and okra. These all needed to be planted pretty soon as we were getting late into the planting season.
Mark told me to wait a few days until the big rains from TS Eduardo passed. He also told me to collect as much rain water as I could because with the way the summer has gone - rain has been… non-existant.
Just before the storms on Tuesday I ran down the street to McCoys and purchased 4 large buckets and placed them at the edge of the roof. After 2 hours of rain the 4 buckets were filled. Now I just need to find a way to store that water so I can use the buckets for planting tomatoes.
Today, Thursday, I planted the seeds and soon they should sprout. I photographed a few of the buckets and where I planted the seeds. I planted the okra and eggplant in the center of the buckets and I plan on hanging the squash and melons over the sides of the tubs once they get large enough.
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Good thing McCoys was closed! Those RR ties are extremely toxic (oh, and so are the landscape timbers). Alternatives include: cedar lumber, rocks, cinder blocks, etc.
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