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Re: Division markers

I recall seeing a web article about plastic divider sets on one of the
Square Foot Gardening pages, but couldn't find it again today. Does
anyone recall it?

The dividers are essentially plastic grids that you could put on top of
the soil for a neat appearance.


> On 30 Jul 98 , Bill DeWitt wrote:
> 
> > At 03:19 AM 7/30/98 -0400, you wrote:
> > > I am wondering if any of you have ideas for making the markers
> >
> >  String
> >
> 
> The down side of string is birds may decide to use it for nesting
> material (as I found out this spring).  If you are using string, you
> may want to pound nails into your wooden dividers, if you are using
> them.  I attached the string to plastic plant markers and the birds
> took the string and the markers tool.
> 
> Another alternative is laying dowels or strips of wood.
> 
> Since I only want the dividers for planting until the plants are up,
> I plan on using crushed egg shells.  They end up losing their
> effectiveness (ie. getting incorporated into the soil) after several
> weeks, but did the trick in my hot season bed.
> Lorraine Young, Southern Ontario
> lyoung@npiec.on.ca
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