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chucklikestofish

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my kathleen black was really out growing the 5 gal bucket ,so i got some really good sandy loom soil i put it in a 50 gal drum i cut it in half,i dumped 5 -5gal buckets of dirt in around it and still have 4 -5" left for mulch,i did my violette de bordauex the same way, i tested the ph i am getting  6.5-7 on the scale . guess that will do if not let me know what i need to get it to ?both trees have been in the green house since i took them out of their winter dark shed,about 2 weeks ago ,they both are figging already.my desert king is next it is way outgrowing 5 gal bucket too. first pict VDB,second pict kathy black~!fig trees 4-15-16 003.JPG  fig trees 4-15-16 001.JPG

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6.5 to 7 is premo ph in my book. That is where i keep mine. Add a bit of lime to round off your ph if you haven't yet.
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thanks,rich,
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Come on Chuck - share a pic or two!    :)
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Come on Chuck - share a pic or two!    :)
~ok ed i will soon i will add some i was so tired after hauling dirt and not to mention all the other green house and yard work,i will. and how have you been  ? was thinking of you and your figs the other day .
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If you cut them in half how do you have handles like that. Did you make them. If they came like that were did you get those containers
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If you cut them in half how do you have handles like that. Did you make them. If they came like that were did you get those containers
~hi, i use 50 gal plastic drums,and yes i draw the handles all is one piece. i cut everything with a sabre saw, it is easy to do you can get handles on both halves ,if you figure it out and draw it with a permanent black marker a sharpie it's called works great.~
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A lot of work, Chuck. Nice job with the handles too!!
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A lot of work, Chuck. Nice job with the handles too!!
~THANKS MEG. IT REALLY ISN'T THAT HARD,BUT I HAVE RUN SAWS MOST OF MY LIFE AND BUILT THINGS IT'S NOT TO HARD TO DO WITH A SABRE SAW OR JIG SAW WHAT EVER THEY CALL IT.~
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~hi, i use 50 gal plastic drums,and yes i draw the handles all is one piece. i cut everything with a sabre saw, it is easy to do you can get handles on both halves ,if you figure it out and draw it with a permanent black marker a sharpie it's called works great.~
~I ALSO FORGOT I DRILL 3/8" HOLES IN BOTTOMS FOR DRAINAGE. A LOT OF HOLES, YOU DO NEED DRAINAGE,~
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Much nicer than my pots. I like the handles. I did something similar but with $8 Walmart 26gal trash cans. Just needed to be painted. I didn't want to spend too much on pots since all of my trees will be in ground in a year or so.

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Much nicer than my pots. I like the handles. I did something similar but with $8 Walmart 26gal trash cans. Just needed to be painted. I didn't want to spend too much on pots since all of my trees will be in ground in a year or so.
~YES THAT WORKS GOOD,I USE ANYTHING I DON'T HAVE SPEND A;LOT ON. DRUMS ARE CHEAP,AND I HAVE ABOUT 6 OF THEM THAT WERE GIVEN TO ME,BUT YES I WOULD USE THEM FOR POTTING,GOOD IDEA THANKS FOR SHARING~
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