Beautiful “Spring” weather (although, officially, still thirty-six days until Spring) and I spent almost every minute outdoors on projects. Mixing the planter soil is no small task: Add soil to coir, mix, add more, and mix!!

Change of plans (again). I intended to prepare the two large black containers–with plants–in front of the Thrift ‘n Gift Shop. “No,” they would interfere with the riding lawnmower!! I decided to swap the Mandevilla plants from the gray planters. (No more huge planters for me!! Too much work and too much soil!!) I hydrated coconut fiber (coir) and carefully added the soil from planter. That soil–and more–because the black containers are about twice the size of the gray planters.

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Gratefully, my friend, David Wolfe, used his “know how,” and strength, to stop my water leaks!!

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This plant has quite a history: Mandevilla experiment, and Indoor project.

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