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Re: Help!!! What can I plant in the holes of cinder blocks?

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In a message dated 99-06-20 06:31:11 EDT, you write:
<< Yesterday I purchased ~ 20 cinder blocks to place around a small garden
 plot.  I was wondering if anyone had suggestions on what could be planted in
 the holes of the cinder blocks?  They look like they would hold a fair
 amount of dirt.  Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, TIA,
 Richard Dillon >>

     Well, about anything you want to that doesn't get absolutely huge. 
Marigolds  would be nice to help repel pests, herbs would also be nice, 
peppers would probably do well in cinder blocks since they seem to need a 
more alkaline soil (seems cement leaches out something that's a bit 
alkaline...if I'm remembering right). You may also want to do your small and 
medium sized perennials in the cinder blocks, since they could be pretty much 
undisturbed, unlike the squares. Or just a mixed annual border for aesthetics 
sake. 
     That's not much help, but the possibilities are really endless.

Lisa Viger


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