We had an amazingly busy weekend and after getting home with the baby chicks Friday evening, we never left the house all weekend. That, my friends, is my idea of the perfect weekend!
Our biggest project was getting the keyhole garden started. We didn’t get any of them finished but Vince got two started.
Building a Keyhole Garden
On the advice of a friend who’s an expert keyhole builder, Vince put a piece of rebar through a connector “thing” attached to a 3′ piece of PVC pipe and ran it around in a circle, spraying painting the outline.
Building a Keyhole Garden
He ended up running his little cultivator around the outline so he can get it perfectly level. Sometimes the “engineer” in his head makes me crazy. Just build it and stop making everything so perfect. I want to plant NOW! 🙂
Building a Keyhole Garden
The more he works, the more “engineer” thoughts run through his head. Since we’re using pallets for the sides, he decided to paint the side of the pallets that will be next to the dirt.
Building a Keyhole Garden
He ended up painting 12 pallets and 5 “tops”. The tops will be used for the “pie” section of the garden.
It’s a start. Hopefully we’ll have some time in the evenings this week to get started building. I’m excited about this and Vince seems to be enjoying it too.
Sherrill says
Will the pallets disintegrate over time or are they treated with something? I was showing the keyhole garden youtube to my niece as her 11 yo is majorly into gardening. She was very interested as well.
JudyL says
Since the wood siding on our 10 year old house just had to be replaced, I’m 100% sure the pallets will disintegrate over time but we’re confident they will last as long as we need them to last. We have Austin stone and natural rock here but we figured the next owner may not be gardeners and they would rather dismantle wood pallets that move a ton of rock. Since the pallets are free, they’re a good choice for us. If they begin to disintegrate and we want to use something else, we can just stack rock or bricks on the outside of the existing structure and the pallet wood will become more compost and the nails will add nutrients to the soil.
Jean Truchan says
My husband is an engineer, too, and ‘engineers’ things to death before making anything! Yes, i sometimes want to yell, “just get it made!” but have learned that Mr Perfectionist will get it done in his own time! You & I deserve medals for Patience!!!