That looks fantastic. How long did it take you to complete that project?

You can't really go by me because I had to do it in batches and wait for someone to help me, because I was waiting for back surgery, I was determined to get that fig in the ground before I was laid up and I did. The bamboo edging and rock are temporary, I just didn't want the neighbors having to look at big stuffed black bags, they ain't pretty.

I had most of all the soil mix sifted and sitting in trash cans, the only thing I added to the mix that isn't in the Gritty Mix or the 5-1-1 is E.B. Stone Planting Compost. That Kobalt mixer from Lowe's was the best thing I bought, that and a big wagon with big pneumatic wheels, saved the rest of my back.

So Vertical G. S., right next to that fig I am trying out Plants on Walls system on one side of a square column, think I'll go all the way around, what type are you?

Jerry

For reference, this is a bag.

Where did you find those bags? I only see polypropylene sandbags on internet..

I bought them from a company in Canada around 2012, the bags also came with spiked plastic plates that would go between the stacked layers to help hold the wall together. I don’t remember the name but there are pictures on the net, very large green vegetative retaining walls.

Hello,

this looks very interesting. I am going to have to research those bags. I didn't know they existed.

Anyhow, what really interests me is this business of figuring out how to not hurt our backs. Is there a thread for that anywhere?

Also, is there any type of dolly that also lifts things for you? Or even just helps? Bc I might like one of those, if they exist.