WHELL GROWN

I used my old, leaky and broken garden wheelbarrow to grow a yellow bush squash called "Butterstick." My trusty undergardener drilled more holes in it for drainage and then I lined it with a cut up grow bag from Gardener's Supply. Then I added a bucket full of plastic packing peanuts and put in some good potting mix. I topped it off with some mulch from the dumps and voila...a perfect place for a squash. I was inspired by Carole O'Neal, our local garden guru who writes for the Medford Mail Tribune. She reported on a gardener in Jacksonville who lined her driveway with old wheelbarrows filled with flowers. She probably had 20 or 30 or 'em! So I uncovered my old one and reefed it out of the berry vines (Oregon Kudzu) and pressed it into service. Glad I did!