Cardiff Garden Blog

So our new neighbor that just moved in has a job at a brewery and said he could get these whiskey barrels for free. I thought what a great planter.  So this past Saturday I set about making them into planters.  Here is how I made them. After cutting it in half with a hand saw (Didn't have any power tools and could use the exercise), we set about attaching casters to make the planters mobile.  I purchased casters from Home Depot and purposely bought one caster that had a stopper in case our planter was parked on anything with an incline.  We ended up using a piece of wood as a spacer to ensure that our casters where high enough to make clearance.  The one being drilled in the photo is the one with the brakes. After casters were installed we drilled (I say we cuz I was helped by my trusty neighbor Erik) holes in the bottom for drainage. Instead of drilling a few large holes I drilled a lot of small holes.  This way I'd ensure proper drainage and also...

So I've learned a new method of seed starting through the internet and want to help spread the word on how great of a method it is.  I learned this method from a youtube video series I saw titled "Fork to Fork" The series was done by this particular Englishman and his family showing you how to grow vegetables and then how to harvest and cook them with simple methods and recipes.  Highly informative and educational. Check it out. Anyway here is what I gathered from it: When we usually plant seeds we push them down into the soil a measure distance and then cover back up with soil. That has been the tried and tested method passed down the years. But it doesn't have to be that way. Especially when starting your seeds indoors.  Outdoors I believe the method still stands because of weather conditions and animals/birds etc. But indoors it doesn't have to be.  And one of the reasons it doesn't is because the soil that is covering the seeds often acts as a barri...