Special Planters

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  1. Prairie Lily

    Prairie Lily New Seed

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    Here are three special planters my husband made for me.

    This is for vegetables. It's raised so that I can tend it myself as I use a wheelchair. So far I have seeded carrots, beets, lettuce, wax beans and swiss chard. He'll be making another so I can have peas and cucumber.

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    This one is a watering can he made. I put bidens and violas in it.

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    This one he made from an old tire. Poor guy, he really had to work to turn the tire inside out! Gee, he must love me. :D

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    Hi I also have difficulty getting down to plant. Last year I did container gardenting. I used large square pots for cucumbers and put a "ladder" in for them to climb. I used half whiskey barrels for peppers and tomatoes. Since I don't have vegetables now they have all been converted to flower containers. I sit on a chair to weed the plants. Wannabe
     
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    I only got the Oops thing from photobucket and couldn't see your pics.
    What a wonderful and loving husband you have. My DH is very helpful around the yard too. He is disabled, but does the watering and other things while I am at work so I can rest when I get home.
     
  5. Prairie Lily

    Prairie Lily New Seed

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    wannabe:

    I've only just started with container veggies this year. How did yours turn out? Any suggestions?

    cajunbelle:

    I hope you can see the pics now. I was adding some at Photobucket and for some reason some of the ones I uploaded went into the wrong album, so I had to juggle them a bit. I think it's fixed now.

    Yep, my hubby's a keeper. :)

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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    I can't see the pics either Praire Lily :oops: The links must point to the old photo album locations within PhotoBucket. You should be able to edit your original post with the updated locations.
     
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    Prairie Lily New Seed

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    Oops! Sorry about that! I fixed the problem... I hope. You should be able to see them now.

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    Pinkiered The Rose Queen

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    I love the old tire! What a wonderful idea! My hubby isnt into the anything to do with gardening except the muscles! HAHA! If I need something heavy moved, thats it.
     
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    Prairie Lily New Seed

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    Funny thing is, it was my husband who really got me into gardening. Growing up, I watched my mother and her "babies" each year but never was interested. Go figure! :D

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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    That tyre is a great idea. Never thought about using like that before. Ah yes that must have been hard work bending it like that :eek:
     
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    I confess, I was a little worried about him. His face got so red with the effort.

    But not as much as when I said that I liked the tire planter so much, I wanted 3 more!! LOL!!

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    Oh dear Praire Lily you are a slave driver :D
     

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