Deal of the Day and A Look at the Garden

I had a busy day yesterday.

I found out that Ace Hardware was having a one-day only sale. Anything you can fit into a bag (that you bring) will be 20% off (minus a few things in small print). Anyways, I went over there and looked through the garden section. One of the things I have been wanting to get (cheaply) for over a year has been a strawberry pot. I was at the neighborhood Ace last summer and saw the strawberry pots there (a. not a lot of places have them, b. they are usually $40ish online, and c. if you buy online, you pay more for shipping) but I kept looking either online or at garage sales, but Ace had the best price because... they buy them semi-local from a guy who makes them in northern Georgia. They ranged in price from $25-$40 there depending on the size. Well, they had one today, originally $26, and so I got if for ~$21 with tax. I guess I should add that I really like the look of the garden when you add color with planters and pots placed in it.

Anyways, I found some strawberry plants when I picked up a new weather strip for our door - 20 plants for a little less than $10 at Home Depot. I'll plant the strawberries in about a month, after the risk of frost has left Georgia. I got ever-berrying plants so we should have strawberries for all of late spring through fall!

I spent a good chunk of the afternoon digging up grass and other junk growing in the garden expansion. I found out that Dekalb County gives free composted organic matter (and mulch) to its residents, from all of those yard waste bags that they pick up. The neighbor and I are planning on going and getting some for my garden and his later this week. They got some for their gardening work, it seems great and would provide an excellent base to grow most anything for this summer.

That dirt that looks more brown is actually hard Georgia clay... in drastic need of the compost and some tilling. Luckily, my wife is awesome and got me a hoe for Valentines Day.

I even took some of the old bricks (there are a lot of them) to make a small flower corner. There are already daffodils growing there, and I will plant some stargazer lilies in there too, once I get that compost.