The City of Tucson’s semi-annual Brush and Bulky waste collection is quite the event. All over town, the treasure hunters come out in force. Some load their pickup trucks full of castoff furniture, scrap metal, lumber, railroad ties, you name it.
Count me as one of the two-wheeled Brush and Bulky treasure hunters. And what did I find a few blocks away but an assortment of clay pots. So, one fine morning, I hitched my trailer to the bike and pedaled over to the Undisclosed Location.
After gathering my treasures, I towed them home…
The next step involved a dip into my compost bins. When I’m growing things, I like to have a 50-50 soil and compost mix. Not a problem. I have plenty of compost.
Next job was dropping some pepper seeds into the mix, watering the pots, then photographing the finished work…
And how is my in-ground garden growing? Pretty well! I dropped a bunch of melon seeds in this garden and look what happened…
I think the mystery seeds in this basin are going to produce squash. I’m hoping for spaghetti squash…
As mentioned in a previous post, I put the lattices of thorny branches over my sunken gardens to keep the feral cats out of them. For the most part, this low-tech deterrence works well.