Why is vermiculite so difficult to find? We spent yesterday morning running around trying to collect the last of our gardening supplies. I followed a man in a red pick up truck from garden center to garden center. I think he was looking for vermiculite as well because at Farm and Fleet the garden attendant said to me, "Everyone is trying that Square Foot Gardening! You'll have to take photos and come back and show me what this is all about."
I picked up the electrical conduit at Menards and I think the guy helping me thought I was nuts. "What are you using this for?"
They wouldn't cut the 10 foot pipe so I was prepared to buy a hack saw and do it in the parking lot, but thankfully, with the seats folded down, my Vibe was just long enough to fit the 10 foot conduit. DS13 helped me hack saw it at home and attach the corners and fittings. We pushed the rebar into the ground but to be honest, the vertical frame we built does not seem sturdy enough to hold melons and squash. I think I may have to tweak that a bit and either go with longer rebar or something different.
DS10, after practicing his balance beam walk, was inspired by our progress and announced he wants his own box. So I suppose I'll go back to Menards, and see if I can find anymore secondhand 2 x 6's. I have to pick up something else for the vertical frames to work anyway.
I ended up special ordering the vermiculite. I hope it ends up being worth the bother. Maybe for DS10's box, we'll use regular potting soil & manure and compare the harvest results.
It looks like the rain will delay us a bit for a few days, but hopefully by this weekend, we'll start planting.
8 comments:
I've never in my life lived in a house but always in an apartment house, so I've never had the chance to enjoy gardening. It'd be fun, but somehow I have a feeling I'd always find it nicer to live in an apartment house.
it is hard work but relaxing.. strange oxymoron but true.
Good luck with your projects!
Glad to hear you were able to order the vermiculite. If we owned our own house I would be doing the square foot gardening also, it seems so much easier.
this makes me wonder if i'm going to be able to find anything i need for a squarefoot garden. :/
Good luck with your gardening projects. Hope you keep us posted with lots of pics. Sounds very interesting.
I am getting a late start this year, I feel so out of it. Good to hear the update though, sounds very interesting.
Oh I have always wanted to do planting but never seem to have money or time!! Thanks for letting us be part of yours! Sounds interesting indeed! Hugs
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