To catchup from my last post, I need to mention that I was walking around the neighborhood a few days ago when I spotted this beaten up, but very interesting looking crate...
I'm slowly adding to my collection of planters!
I've been wanting to go to our neighborhood Lowe's on 10th st and 2nd av to check out their garden section, and I finally got a chance to check it out tonight. I took my granny cart because I knew they had better prices on soil, and I wanted to stock up.
I was very much inspired by my trip up there, and it gave me a vision for how the garden is going to pan out. I saw some little strawberry, tomato, lettuce, and broccoli plants that I knew I wanted to incorporate. I filled my granny cart with two 25 pound bags of soil, which were $15.20 for two (twice the soil I got before at half the price). It was at this point, with my granny cart holding 50 pounds of soil, that I realized two things: 1) I can't take public transportation home. 2) I can't take any of the plants today. So I ended up trekking all of 20-25 blocks with fifty pounds of soil in tow. The cart nearly toppled over itself at one point, but I was able to save it. It was great exercise and a lot of fun to bring it home. Bringing the bags up four flights and onto the roof was the toughest part though. I loaded up all the planters I had left with my soil, and they are ready to be planted! I have a fairly good idea as to what I want to plant now...
So in a couple days I'll make another, less arduous trek to Lowe's.
So to recap...
Assets allocated today:
- A very weathered crate (the other day)
- 2 bags of soil (totaling at 4 cubic feet)
Things accomplished:
- Filled all of the remaining planters with soil
- Developed a good idea of what I want to plant in the remaining planters
Amount Spent today:
- $15.20
Total amount spent so far
- $40.40
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