If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. Anne Bradstreet

And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them. Ether 12:27

Yea, all things which come of the earth, in the season therof, are made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye and to gladden the heart; Yea, for food and for raiment, for taste and for smell, to strengthen the body and to enliven the soul. And it pleaseth God that he hath given all these things unto man; for unto this end were they made to be used, with judgment, not to excess, neither by extortion. D&C 59:18-20

Friday, February 7, 2020

My new plastic tubs

Last night I was looking through facebook and saw these large plastic tubs for sale for $1 each.  I quickly replies that I was interested but it was this morning that I made contact with the seller and I asked for 10, all the same color if possible.  He had me meet him at the Coop in Preston but the buckets are too large to fit in my car.  So he delivered them this afternoon and I put them stacked on the patio.

They are nice, large tubs - about 17 1/2 inches tall and about 21 inches across at the top.  Thay are all red.

Tonight I started getting #1 ready to put the contents of one of the totes in it
  I drilled holes around the tub about 2-4 inches above the bottom - I started out closer to the bottom and then got higher.  The plastic is very thick so it takes awhile to drill through using the 3/8" drill.  I got some done then recharged the drill and then moved higher up.  I put them on the side instead of on the bottom because I saw that in one of the Youtubes, the reasoning being it keeps a little bit of water in the bottom rather than all the excess draining out, so we will see how that works.

I put pex pipe on it to provide a plastic cover and expecting some nights when I have to cover the new plants.  I had a piece of 1/2" and a piece of 3/8" left from my last purchase.  I drilled holes in the rims to put the pex pipe through.  On the 1/2" I secured them to the tub by drilling a hole through the pipe and the bucket and using
a pipe cleaner to secure it.  That will keep the pipe from slipping down.  I secured the two pieces together at the top by drilling a hole through both and securing with a pipe cleaner.

I'm not finished yet - I still have to secure the other 1/2" pipe to the tub, fill the tub with the contents of one of the totes and put the plastic on.

These tubes are a little over 5 feet diameter so the 5x8 sheets of remesh wire will work well as a cage.

Here are the pictures I took.




















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