My younger son is a finish carpenter and he just had to invest in tools for a new company he’s joined. He told me he is going to paint a pink stripe on all of them, figuring that will decrease the chance of one of the guys wanting to walk off with them.
We did things differently in the ‘60’s and 70’s, didn’t we? But my mom was in the early wave of environmental awareness. As kids we had a board game about ecology that I loved and ecology and peace stickers on our car. In the mid-70’s I would go with my mother to help divide up organic food in...
Absolutely, I agree with you. I hate to see anything go to the landfill that can be used. I have one pallet that I put grow bags on to elevate them off the ground, and it has fading blue paint on it - that's what I meant about being treated. But good to know that's unusual.
I guess that would work if the wood isn't treated. I thought you meant she was just disposing of them in a burn pile - if it's firewood for her, that's cool.
I had a Hügelkultur raised bed last summer and had a good tomato crop. The ground is extremely rocky here, so raised beds are my best bet. I’ve added three more this past fall, one of them a dedicated asparagus bed. The levels have definitely dropped over the winter but I’ll be adding compost...