Birds of a Feather

Gardens are in 4 retainer box planters. Plants are doing marvelous. We have had a lot of rain no need to water. Tomato plants, cucumbers, snap peas, sweet bell peppers, strawberries, chives, parsley, basil, and off to a different in ground area blueberries. Looking so forward to yummy fresh organic goodies from these. Out in front yard planted several Cosmos, Silver Dust, Snap dragons, gardillas that complement my perennials Lily's, Hostas, Roses, Azealas.  Love the planting and watching all the truly brilliant colors evolve.

Spring of 2018 I bought steel container garden box sets. I never got the garden planted last year. I am determined to get this done this year. Any pros out there with tips and best quality of dirt to use? I am wondering about the drainage also. Should there be a deep drainage system where the ground is tilled and hollowed before setting the box up and filling with new soil? What Plants should be planted together? The perimeter of container system should have certain plants, to keep insects and other pests at bay. What is the best layout? Okay I do have books and have studied this too, however having comments from people who have actually done the container gardening would be extremely helpful. Saving costly mistakes is always nice. Growing in Central Michigan area. I will research more on the soil. I really want a quality soil without pesticides. I should look at the Old Farmers Almanac for some enlightenment. Tomatoes, Green Beans, Cucumbers, Radishes, Green Peppers, S...

So why do you think there is so much intolerance in the World? I believe that the intolerance of others is actually a well thought out strategy by Men, it is always Men, to pit people against each other for personal power and gain. Religion plays an enormous part in this plot of hatred. This has been going on since the beginning of time. Last night the midterms elections women won 100 seats. The senate which was Republican led by white men 70-90 yrs. old that suppressed voters and gerrymandered districts gained seats. Americans overwhelmingly rejected the policies of Republicans by over 10 million votes nation wide. So why exactly is this happening and what can we do to take are country back from these racist, mean men? I am really thankful for the house going back to the Democrats. Trump is a real persistent dangerous threat to our democracy. He needs to be removed.