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Seed GROW Project: Location, Location, Location

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My Seed GROW Project nasturtiums are doing great. They’re keeping company with some marigolds (on left) and bell peppers (lower right).

Now that they’re taking off, it’s time to decide where to plant them. Since they’re a climbing plant, I wanted to give them something to climb on. The new front yard garden is the perfect place.

I had the wire mesh from last year’s green beans, but nothing to stake it to. Taking a cue from Farmer Fred, I decided to use limbs from a recently-removed tree. Frugal or “too lazy to go to the garden center”? You make the call. (Thumb-infused picture courtesy of Jackjack.)

After cutting off all the small branches, I hacked the ends into something resembling a point.

Then they were poked, prodded, and cajoled into the ground and the mesh attached with wire ties. Now it’s all ready for nasturtiums and cucumbers!

Tune in every first Sunday for updates on my seeds and visit GROW to see reports from across the US and Canada.

I’m growing Nasturtium “Spitfire” for the GROW project. Thanks to Renee’s Garden for the seeds.

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  1. garden girl says

    May 3, 2010 at 11:59 am

    They look great!

    I’m saving some branches for trellises too – love the rustic look, and free is definitely good. Why spend money on something you can make from items on hand. With silver maples, fallen branches are plentiful around here!

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  2. Monica the Garden Faerie says

    May 5, 2010 at 7:26 pm

    Like the pokey sticks. Very HARRR! 🙂

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  3. Powell River Books says

    June 7, 2010 at 4:57 pm

    Great trellis. I need to stake up my asparagus that’s going to fern. I used peat pellets last year with mixed success. This year I sprouted some of my bean seeds in them but got them in the ground as soon as I saw evidence of sprouting. Didn’t want to disturb their deep roots. – Margy

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