Inexpensive Planter

My preference is for a planter with a seat around it. The seat is a comfortable spot in the garden and you can sit while taking care of or harvesting from the garden. There are places where this will not work as well however, and a seat does take up a lot of room.

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A Fine Example of Gouge Use

A carver calls it a chisel, the rest of us call it a gouge. I guess the carver uses it more, but then we all know what a gouge is.

Over on WoodTreks, Brad Ramsay is being shown using a gouge to carve with. He of course calls it a chisel.

Keith Cruickshank once again […]

Potting Mix

I garden a bit differently than most. Most of my garden is in pots. I do this primarily to conserve water. It also allows for easy weeding, plant isolation, and soil experimentation. Gardening in pots allows me to garden under trees. In my area, willow shade will reduce the brunt of summer quite well, making […]

A Rectagular Planter

I prefer to make hexagons, but sometimes space calls for something a bit different.

Here is a pretty, and inexpensive garden seat and planter.

I left it unfinished to show it’s construction.

Looking closely at the corner, almost all the details are clear.

The vertical T structure has the side plates screwed […]

I Just got a brand new Onion!

I was at the farmers market this weekend and saw some nice big green onions. I took a close look at them and got pretty exited! These onions were clean white onions with healthy roots. The bulb was not swollen, the leaves were D shaped in cross section, the woody section between the roots and […]