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

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Hello,

Here is what I have grown and am currently growing in the cinder blocks
surrounding our patio, these cinder blocks are stacked two deep(on top of
one another like a wall) and therefore have about fourteen inches of soil in
them. I feel that the depth in some ways compensates for the lack "width" in
the planter openings.

Peppers,all varieties
Pole and bush beans
Japanese eggplant
Watermelon
Yellow crookneck squash (this really looks odd seeing these huge plants
growing from these rather small openings,this is the the first year I've
tried this and their doing quite well although some of the squash fruits are
"mutants").
Many varieties of flowers including Marigolds and petunias. The only thing
I've noticed is that these plants require much more water than their regular
sqft counterparts so I would not recommend this to those where this would be
a problem

-----Original Message-----
From: KLViger@aol.com [K*@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 1999 10:10 AM
To: rfdillon@hal-pc.org; sqft@listbot.com
Subject: Re: Help!!! What can I plant in the holes of cinder blocks?


Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html

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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