Container Gardening

This is my container garden by the front door. I showed it a while back, when I planted it, and took this picture this morning to show how it is filling out. I'm pretty happy with it. The reason I did this was because I don't like to drag the hose over there to water all the time. I also was thinking of those pesky J. beetles, who will be visiting soon, and finding out last year that they don't bother succulents. I had succulents in so many places around the yard...planters that I brought into the garage for the winter, so I decided to put them all in a couple of containers that won't have to be stored in the garage, hence less work for me.....and I'm all for that.

I was out early, fertilizing everything. The tomatoes are growing and the herbs are really taking off this year. Joe planted a few cucumber seeds just behind my tomato trellis....thinking that they will climb the back of the trellis along with the tomatoes. Everything is within reach of our new lightweight hose......but that darn thing kinks so badly, it's almost more work than it is worth. First I bought a hose and it had a hole in it, so Joe took it back and got what he thought was a better one. Well, I wouldn't give two cents for this one. Do they make a lightweight hose that doesn't kink...I wonder. I will recommend the Miracle Grow feeder that attaches to the hose. It works great, and if you don't have too big a garden...it is well worth the money spent. So easy to fertilize now.....if the mixture can get through that kinked hose :)

Well, I got my outside work done for today and it's only 9am. I'm going to work down the basement these next hot days...straightening up my art area and doing something with my ivy plants. They are growing by leaps and bounds and almost covering the table top. I have to put them in some sort of a topiary shape.

Have a great day. Check out those eagle babies...they are so big and and will be fledging soon. They just had a meal of trout which Dad brought in. http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

Balisha