tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774704591996396335.post8847482897516658839..comments2023-03-06T13:39:05.656-06:00Comments on Looking Beyond the Blonde: Small Space Container GardeningMama Housemousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14045351625805531190noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774704591996396335.post-77342380054645895822016-05-08T19:51:11.028-05:002016-05-08T19:51:11.028-05:00Hi, Dena! I'm guessing that yes, there could b...Hi, Dena! I'm guessing that yes, there could be some leaching. I'm no professional, but it's dark plastic that's sitting out in the hot sun... sounds like a recipe for some plastic breakdown of some sort out another.<br /><br />My bins were over twenty years old when I started using them for food. They were used before this to haul manure for my mother's garden. My feeling was that any leeching that was going to happen, should have happened long before I started gardening in them. Mama Housemousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045351625805531190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774704591996396335.post-20861921869244595032016-05-08T19:17:30.306-05:002016-05-08T19:17:30.306-05:00Interesting. I am wondering if there would be any...<br />Interesting. I am wondering if there would be any leaching of plastics from the containers into the soil and plants ?? Besides GMO's, I am interested in limiting chemicals from plastics in my food supply. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353672969910151414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774704591996396335.post-8137952211792631582015-06-10T21:54:56.282-05:002015-06-10T21:54:56.282-05:00Thank you so very much!
Sure hope your adventure...Thank you so very much! <br /><br />Sure hope your adventures with coffee filters turn out well! They've worked exceptionally well for me! Mama Housemousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045351625805531190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774704591996396335.post-71978968235837054662015-06-09T12:47:53.303-05:002015-06-09T12:47:53.303-05:00You are one creative Mama! I have a brown thumb, ...You are one creative Mama! I have a brown thumb, but being able to grow my own food fascinates me. I wish I had known about the coffee filters this morning. It would have solved a problem for me. It'll be useful with another project I'm thinking about though. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774704591996396335.post-32118319126082487722015-04-08T15:07:36.896-05:002015-04-08T15:07:36.896-05:00Hi, Michele!
Yes, I have drainage holes in all my...Hi, Michele!<br /><br />Yes, I have drainage holes in all my containers. I used my husband's power drill and a 1" paddle bit to put holes every 6" or so. To keep the soil from washing right out the holes, I placed a single paper coffee filter over each hole before filling the container! <br /><br />The coffee filters have lasted 6 years so far, without needing to be replaced, even after our spring rainy season!Mama Housemousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045351625805531190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774704591996396335.post-42258183061424482172015-04-07T21:05:24.416-05:002015-04-07T21:05:24.416-05:00This is pretty great and practical! I am wondering...This is pretty great and practical! I am wondering if you have drainage holes in the containers?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766924473740159657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774704591996396335.post-29184944707398621132014-06-30T23:32:52.520-05:002014-06-30T23:32:52.520-05:00How do you keep the squirrels from eating & di...How do you keep the squirrels from eating & digging your plants? I rarely get to eat anything before the squirrels help themselves!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com