Last year Monty Don and a whole slew of other folks started talking more seriously about finding ways to purge (or at least minimize) the plastics in our garden. This of course got me thinking about it as well. Almost all of my seed starting gear is heavy duty plastic that is reusable. The hold-outs… Continue reading Purging the Plastics: 2019 Edition
In this installation of Purging the Plastics, I'm going to take on trugs and buckets, tools, and watering cans. Its a bit of a mish-mash, but I don't honestly think each one needs its own post- efficiency! Trugs: Confession: I have 4 rubbery-plastic trug/buckets that I adore and couldn't imagine working without. Here they are… Continue reading Purging the Plastics: Trugs, Tools, & Watering Cans
Last week, I sorted out a whole bunch of options for starting seeds that don't involve plastic. But those soil cubes and compostable pots have to sit somewhere and, for most of us, that is a flimsy plastic tray built only to keep the water in and not much more. They certainly aren't built to… Continue reading Purging the Plastics: Trays
Okay! The first installment of Purging the Plastic and this week we are going to talk about seed starting gear. And there is quite a bit of it, depending on your style. I'm not going to get into grow lights because for most of us, they are necessary and are usually made of metal with… Continue reading Purging the Plastics: Seed Starting
It would seem that plastics in the garden is becoming a bit of a theme for 2018, and this I can fully get behind. Just the other day I saw this video posted on the Gardener's World magazine Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/GWmagazine/videos/10155094873215426/ I also saw it specifically mentioned by Joanna at her Edinburgh Garden Diary site… Continue reading Purging the Plastics
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