Posts by PennyRoo

I notice you live in Hawaii - I am on the other side of the US (Rhode Island), but what we both have in common is proximity to beaches!  Seaweed is a wonderful fertilizer.  I gather it by the bucketful and use it as mulch...

Thanks!  And SweetSilver, you win - I'm killing some grass and expanding a flower garden, and at the same time need to build up the soil as there's a bit of a slope.  I decided to lay the doormat on the grass and cover it...

Quote: Originally Posted by allisonrose  I decided to use the Eartboxes my mom gifted me years ago. Just this morning I planted the two tomato and two pepper plants in two separate containers. Hopefully they transplanted...

Hello!  Are we all so busy in our gardens we've not had time to post?  I know I have been!  I built 2 new raised beds from a gross old patio - dug up the pavers and used them to create the beds.  I had to do a lot...

Hello! My doormat is kind of sodden and falling apart.  I'm thinking it is a similar material to that used to line hanging baskets - coir? Something dense and a natural material?  I had the thought that I could cut it into...

We have a bit of a similar situation with our next door neighbor (I'll call him NB for neighbor boy).  NB is the same age as my DD and while his mother is not neglectful or abusive in any sense that would trigger CPS, she yells...

Erin 121, what a great smile your son has.  Love the exuberant garden nestled up to sidewalk.  Cameragirl, wow, thanks for posting those.  It was cool to see your corn next to the chickens!  You've really packed a...

  Quote: Originally Posted by nstewart  Thanks for this!  I'll have to think about a location that would allow me to use bales or something for insullation and that would be shaded during the hotest...

It would be cool if people would consider posting some pictures, once gardens are up and running.  I'm always so inspired by people who strive to pack in as much as possible into small urban spaces!  There's something so...

I've had 2 births, 1 with epi and 1 with no pain relief.    For DD1, I labored without pain meds and then received an epi @ 8 cm dilated.  I had the epi in place for the pushing, which frankly terrified me, so it was...