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IrishAyes

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75. Kinda reminds me of the garden I put in every year - in pots.

Wed Apr 23, 2014, 10:36 PM

Apr 2014

I'm 68 and have 2 dogs that would destroy a regular garden bed. I have to pile rocks around my landscape plants to prevent deadly digging, etc. So over the first few years of retirement, I've collected cheap pots and repurposed other things into pots. That way the dogs can tear up a lot of the yard w/o too much harm, and I don't have to do stoop labor to grow food. Works for me. Everybody here said, oh, the winters are too hard on pots, they'll freeze and crack! All I have to do is make little cozies for them, just like teapots.

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Grow. Food. Everywhere. [View all] Scuba Apr 2014 OP

Love it. n/t ProSense Apr 2014 #1

A very good reminder. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #2

YUM! bvar22 Apr 2014 #5

We've got a couple of beds out back I seriously need to weed. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #6

send me a pint! Roy Rolling Apr 2014 #10

Come and get some. bvar22 Apr 2014 #35

I'm thinking of maybe the hydroponic tower this year KurtNYC Apr 2014 #11

My strawberries are trying to completely take over the garden. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #40

You are right... butterfly77 Apr 2014 #57

We papered over our front lawn fall before last (18mos ago) stopwastingmymoney Apr 2014 #12

Most likely, no one will mind unless it looks ugly or messy. Mariana Apr 2014 #14

California is still in drought mode... yuiyoshida Apr 2014 #3

There's a good number of food crops that are less water-intensive than cover grass Scootaloo Apr 2014 #13

We are. You should see my front yard. JDPriestly Apr 2014 #20

better food than grass! Retrograde Apr 2014 #32

I've often wondered about the medians between public highways. hamsterjill Apr 2014 #4

I've always thought it would be good to plant things along highways Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #8

How much CO2 comes from exhaust? OnlinePoker Apr 2014 #21

most of it is actually CO2 and water. a small amount of CO (enough to kill if you breath it from... yawnmaster Apr 2014 #66

most of it is Edim Apr 2014 #83

I left out the N2 because it did not take part in the reaction and it is atmospheric. it came... yawnmaster Apr 2014 #85

I understand. Edim Apr 2014 #86

That's how you get people killed. ag_dude Apr 2014 #15

I thought I addressed the "safety risk" in my post. hamsterjill Apr 2014 #16

It's not just crossing a street. ag_dude Apr 2014 #18

I never said it was feasible. I asked the question wouldn't it be great if it would work? hamsterjill Apr 2014 #47

Okay, which is it? ag_dude Apr 2014 #48

No, I understand that it is dangerous. I said that to begin with. hamsterjill Apr 2014 #49

Those areas, in those sizes, are terrible for farming ag_dude Apr 2014 #52

I never said there is NO safety factor involved. hamsterjill Apr 2014 #55

"There would be no safety factor for some of those stretches." ag_dude Apr 2014 #61

"for some of those stretches" hamsterjill Apr 2014 #63

I'm thinking it's a distinct possibility along the I-35 corridor between DFW and Houston LanternWaste Apr 2014 #53

Thank you! hamsterjill Apr 2014 #54

It's not a new idea. ag_dude Apr 2014 #62

Okay...since you enjoy cutting and pasting. hamsterjill Apr 2014 #64

I didn't say you said that. ag_dude Apr 2014 #65

That's right. hamsterjill Apr 2014 #69

People have had ideas ag_dude Apr 2014 #70

If you like crops covered in exhaust residue. Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #19

I wonder if growing tubers like potatoes would work. Or would the totodeinhere Apr 2014 #29

Might be ok, but I would not want...nt. Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #30

Your biggest problem is going to be ground pollution. Xithras Apr 2014 #59

Okay, I accept your premise. hamsterjill Apr 2014 #60

Good luck with that idea. avebury Apr 2014 #81

kick Liberal_in_LA Apr 2014 #7

Dogs will provide free fertilizer! IronLionZion Apr 2014 #9

Dog poop is toxic to plants karadax Apr 2014 #58

yes, dog (and human) and horse require some composting... yawnmaster Apr 2014 #67

K&R stonecutter357 Apr 2014 #17

Great, but have your soil checked for JDPriestly Apr 2014 #22

NY tenement rooftop 1908 packman Apr 2014 #23

Kinda reminds me of the garden I put in every year - in pots. IrishAyes Apr 2014 #75

What kind of food is growing in the OP pic ? Bonx Apr 2014 #24

Regarding planting food alongside our highways, I worry about exhaust contaminants. chknltl Apr 2014 #25

every state has right to grow laws mopinko Apr 2014 #26

Short of a WW2 "Victory Garden" level of effort, I don't see this being particularly significant. Jgarrick Apr 2014 #27

I'd get that soil tested for heavy metals contamination Warpy Apr 2014 #28

+1000 geardaddy Apr 2014 #34

those were my thoughts as well Sanity Claws Apr 2014 #37

You are absolutely correct LevelB Apr 2014 #76

Damn right! DeSwiss Apr 2014 #31

We have converted a number of boulevards geardaddy Apr 2014 #33

MORE places, maybe, but... everywhere? Lead in soil, dogs whizzing, road salts, PLUS FailureToCommunicate Apr 2014 #36

YES. MUST. TEST. SOIL. proverbialwisdom Apr 2014 #80

Here's a TED video. Blanks Apr 2014 #38

Thanks Blanks! Scuba Apr 2014 #45

k&r Liberal_in_LA Apr 2014 #73

Probably half my back yard (admittedly small) Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #39

That looks nice oldhippie Apr 2014 #44

It's been pretty nice for a few days. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #51

Wouldn't work in my 'hood unless .... oldhippie Apr 2014 #41

We used to have that same problem with moose Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #42

Damn! I've never seen moose turds before ...... oldhippie Apr 2014 #43

Moose turds Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #50

You've maybe heard Utah Phillips tale concerning moose turds, but if not, here FailureToCommunicate Apr 2014 #82

Here, too. phylny Apr 2014 #68

We're not exactly out of space... DemocraticWing Apr 2014 #46

Actually we are. Out of irrigated space. What is left over is fine, but you need water, lots jtuck004 Apr 2014 #77

Kick,kick,kicked&Recommended! butterfly77 Apr 2014 #56

this allan01 Apr 2014 #71

In N. Cal, I look out my window and roody Apr 2014 #72

k and r niyad Apr 2014 #74

k&r thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Apr 2014 #78

That's a brilliant idea! tofuandbeer Apr 2014 #79

Nearly anything is better than lawns and private automobiles. hunter Apr 2014 #84