"David Hare-Scott" > wrote in message
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> "Dee Randall" > wrote in message
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>> Since we are too old to think about gardening anymore (we took down the
>> garden fences), we are thinking about something like this for a few
>> non-spreading herbs. Someone at the assisted living apartments where
> f-i-l
>> lives built this and I think it is something that we might be able to
> raise
>> a few herbs without dealing with pots. (I really don't like all those
>> separate pots.) I would put it near the house on a due south side. It
>> would save stooping over for both of us.
>> Dee Dee
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/et9jsm.jpg
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> This sort of raised container would be excellent, just don't get them too
> shallow as such will dry out very quickly and require you to water daily
> or
> twice daily in hot weather. The pics look like the troughs are only about
> 3in deep, I would go for double that.
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> David
>
Thanks for the info. DH says they were about 6" or so.
But I think the people that grew the herbs (some tomatoes, too) in this
system just stopped tending after they discovered they 'could' grow them.
You know, an experiment, and they lost interest and stopped watering.
You raise a good point, we turn off our water inside when we leave home for
a few days, but DH says he could use the outside water to set up a
drip-plan.
Dee Dee