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| Hi Hallie! |
Dog food sacks, opened flat, provide needed shade for plants. This seems to be working well. 
And this product is a help, too. It's called a "Plant Nanny," and I purchased it through Amazon. The clay spike accommodates a recycled bottle of up to 2 liters and allows water to slowly seep into the ground. I was sufficiently pleased with my initial experiment to order another set. KW
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The Plant Nannys look interesting. Might have to think about them for our big pots if we go on vacation this year. Thanks for the info.
Signed,
Gadget Girl :-)
You must have been saving dog food bags for quite some time for this purpose.
Hi Nellie!
Hi Chris! The "Plant Nanny" -- I figure if the plant nanny works at all, it has to be of some help. I'd say it took about five days for a one-liter bottle to drain, and while the top of the soil was dry, underneath it was damp and the plants looked good. Of course, the temperature has been a little cooler, but we're heading into a hot week. Though I water daily, I plan to position the nannies as well. We'll see how my plants manage under this system. The 2-liter bottle wanted to fall over, but Mike said it's surely just a matter of balancing it correctly. I just didn't want it to fall on a plant -- and I have plenty of smaller bottles.
So, I guess I'm really a "gadget girl," too!
Hi Hallie! Mike finds the empty bags useful for storing wood shavings and various other uses, so he keeps a few. We did have too many on hand, though, so he was pleased to let me experiment with them. And trust me -- there's always another big dog food bag a-comin'.
I've seen people stitch those bags into simple tote bags (after washing them, of course.)
I thought the dog food bags added some nice color to the garden plots - especially from a distance.
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