Friday, July 14, 2006

I Love My Whiskey Half Barrels



This is only the second year that I have had them, but they are already my favorite containers to plant. They are just the right size...big enough to allow a nice mix of plants.

The only negative is their weight. They are much too heavy for me to move around.

I left the same soil in them that I had last year. I just topped it off with some new bagged top soil.

These are definite "stand alones".
In fact, I think it would be very difficult to incorporate other planters as these are so overpowering on their own.


I am so happy to report that it is raining tonight. We need it badly. You can see in this picture that the grass is quite crispy.

9 comments:

  1. Oh, you definitely have the space for those whiskey barrels, and they really do look wonderful.

    That is how I do the soil in a lot of my (larger) containers too. I might take out some from the top then mix in new soil from a bag, and also there is the soil attached to the roots of the plants you transplant. I don't think it's always necessary (or practical) to do a complete soil exchange.

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  2. Dear Zoey,
    Your barrels look great. I think I mentioned that here in our area, near the Napa Valley we have lots of wine barrels. Most of the stores that sell them also offer a wheeled "dolly" that they sit on. Makes moving them a breeze! Here's a link to one: http://www.mastergardenproducts.com/planter_mover.htm My husband makes ours....

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  3. Yes, I know what you mean. The weight is the problem. I have more than 200 pots in my garden, and most of them a terracotta. The rest in the last time is plastic.

    Sigrun

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  4. Zoey, about Ligularia: Water and fertilizer, more you can not do. I have plants, they do not like to live with me and so I give them to friends.

    Sigrun

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  5. Sigrun, I've been watering mine, but not fertilizing. Thanks for the tip. I will go out and fertilize today. I don't want to give mine to friends! I want to make him like me. LOL

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  6. I've always loved the whiskey half barrels but haven't seen them around here for sale...any idea where I could get one? I've been to garden nurseries and haven't even seen any there! Maybe I'm just not looking at the right place!!

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  7. Pea,
    I bought mine last year at Home Depot. They were something like $16.99 each.

    Around here they come out in May and are usually gone by June. They don't seem to restock them.

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  8. Sue,
    I just checked out your link and called DH in to see them.
    We don't really have a saw or anything to make them (not too handy around this house!LOL), but DH says he will look at Home Depot for somthing similar.

    It's exactly what I need. Thanks so much!

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  9. Zoey I love your whiskey barrels. I live in the bourbon state (KY) and we have a pretty good supply of them. They are probably my favorite container everything seems to grow so well in them.
    As usual all of your pictures are lovely.
    Pat

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