Grows: Upcycled Umbrella Part 1

I love when I can find a use for something that otherwise would have ended up in the garbage.

After seeing this, I literally ran out to the shed and pulled our broken wooden umbrella out, and put it in the garden! 

Our umbrella snapped just below where it screwed together, so I just unscrewed the bottom broken piece off, and placed it in the garden. 

As time went on, I added a 6 ft x 6ft square that I made out of furring strips ( 1/2" x 1") just to give the kids a visual boundary! Then using some cotton yarn, Measured and tied off at 1 foot in on each side.  

Since taking this picture, I've added some seeds! 

 Bottom left square:  Beets. 

 bottom rectangle: Swiss Chard

Bottom Right Square: Red Onion

Right rectangle: Nothing yet!

Top right square: Beets

Top Rectangle: Collards

Top left square: Red Onion

Left rectangle: Lettuces

In the very center I added Sunflowers, so they can grow up the middle and be tied to the center pole (that you can't see in the picture because of the angle!) Then at the bottom of each umbrella "leg" I planted beans and cucumbers!

I'm loving this addition to my garden! 

And the fact it was free is even better! 

So, if you have a broken umbrella, don't throw it out! 

I've already been looking for another to add for next year!

Calling All Crafters: 110th Edition

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Sew Can Do's
Giraffe Fleece Coat



AND

While Wearing Heel's
Berry Boxes
(Oh the possibilities!)

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Grows: Frost Protection

Ugh. Mother nature needs to stop teasing us here in Upstate NY.

The last couple weeks have been warming up beautifully, then the past two nights there have been frost warnings. Boo!

While it has been warm our "orchard" has been blossom-ing it up! 

One out of two peaches, two out of three apples and three out of four blueberries have blossoms & buds! So when I heard frost, I started to panic. Last year a frost damaged our blueberries so we got very few, and in the end one of our bushes didn't make it, and had to be replaced this year. 

To help protect the blossoms and buds I went the good old wrap it in plastic route. 

Yes. It was a pain. But opening those bags up in the morning and see no damage made it worth it! 

Since we have baby trees an are able to cover them with garbage bags that is what I did. In a year or two I will have to get some tarps.  To start, I just pulled a bag over the top of the tree/bush as far down as it would go ( be gentle or you will damage the tree!) then I took another bag, and slit the bottom out so that I could go over the first bag and pull it farther down. 

Not very pretty, but it worked!

For the tree above, I used three bags. One on the tall right section, one for the left section and one for the bottom.

Here is is all safe and sound! With no frost damage! Yea! 

I even used my greenhouse over my irises just in case as they were ready to open any day now!

How has the weather been near you? Having to protect your garden too? 

Or is the wintery weather behind you?

Calling All Crafters: 109th Edition

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Life After Empty Nest's
Organized Stockpile
(I love that not only is it organized, its realistic! Just what she needs, not ridiculous like you see on tv!)



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Color Paint Create's
Button Bracelet

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Busy. Busy. Busy.

I always feel bad when I don't have more to share here!

But, lately life has just become so busy. Busy. BUSY!

As the days are getting warmer we are spending more time outdoors, playing in the garden, the sandbox and swings. Plus we have a tball player on our hands a few nights a week too! Plus three kids under the age of four, that alone makes blogging somewhat non existent!  Oh, and the fact someone dropped my camera doesn't help either. Boo. The list of things we are up to goes on and on.

So here's a quick little tee pee I made for the garden, using sticks and yarn. 

Nothing fabulous or permanent, just enough to grow some peas!

Hopefully I can finish up some loose ends on some projects to share soon!