Country Lore: August/September 2017

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Use a binder to save space while saving your favorite articles.
Use a binder to save space while saving your favorite articles.
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Repurposed conveyor belts keep weeds at bay along this fence line.
Repurposed conveyor belts keep weeds at bay along this fence line.
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Hangers create a perfect solution for supporting a money plant (also known as pothos).
Hangers create a perfect solution for supporting a money plant (also known as pothos).
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An old window and screen find a new life as a solar dehydrator.
An old window and screen find a new life as a solar dehydrator.
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A washing machine tub makes a great herb planter, while old boards form a raised bed.
A washing machine tub makes a great herb planter, while old boards form a raised bed.

Upcycled Herb Planters

Living in a hollow makes finding nutrient-rich garden space an issue. All the good dirt is at the bottom. I wanted an herb bed on the rocky ground up by the greenhouse, but all I had was some old lumber, some cracked cinder blocks, and a broken washing machine. As decorative as broken appliances are on the porch, the washing machine was taking up space. We removed the inside drum of the washing machine and made it into a wonderful herb planter. Then, we recycled the metal portions of the machine. The old lumber made a nice raised bed, and we turned the cinder blocks on their sides and breathed new life into them as planters. We put up scrap chicken wire from a chicken tractor project to keep my pasture-raised hens out of the herbs. The upcycled herb beds fit right in next to our greenhouse, which is made out of a broken trampoline and used lumber from an old house.

Holly Robinson
Mount Vernon, Kentucky


  • Published on Jul 21, 2017
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