Potted Outdoor Garden Update ... cont
Cont ... I just noticed the need to high pressure hose closer to the exit door but have held off due to the amount of rain we have had, soil down the side of concrete flooring along wooden fence (not how I would of done it) and that fact our back yard as well as other's have been like a swamp waiting to dry out with the need for a weeks worth of sun. I'm generally careful to ensure good airflow behind my pots and especially given the soil along wooden fence as just mentioned. Perhaps I should not of mulched along it, however I am sick of spraying posing to keep the weeds down and don't want to spray behind my bamboo plants. Best I can do is ensure adequate air flow and will prepare a written defense if we live here long enough, that the wooden fence rots out during our stay. (doubt it but a concern for me none the less) Given the dynamics to that setup with soil lining concrete slab + the drainage setup on air cons that also requires constant high pressure hosing as can get really gross if you don't keep up on that ... its all the little things like that most renters do not care enough about. I'm all over it with respect to caring for the places + having a defense ready when we move out due to some agents being angels when you move in but then real pricks when you exit. But enough on that ... I've noted it and being mindful of it. Run off from outdoor pots and high pressure hosing is to be expected. Either the concrete slap should of butted up closer to the fence and or that wooden fence been lifted just enough to allow a little aeration. Colorbond fence would of been more ideal in this situation with a slight raise off the ground and proper drainage in place.
For now though, I appreciate my potted bamboo plants. I have nursed these babies well enough. They don't like having wet feet but need to be watered regularly when in pots. The is Gold Strip Multiplex Variety. Going by the fence there, the boat/caravan port is looks to be about 12 feet high at it's lower point. That puts some of those imaged bamboo stems 'reaching' near 3.6 meters high which according to online specs for that potted variety making these plants near full height. Just not sure whether to disregard the height of pots. The pots are a half meter wide.
Small Potted Bamboo Screen Project
...almost two years in the making ...
Height between that top of fence and boat/caravan port roof is greater than it appears in image due to the cameras angle and distance skew top half of space. Panoramic Shot.
I put together some framework to ensure the stems and leaves do not obstruct airflow along the fence. This is also good for the plant + makes the stems less prone to leaning over the neighbours side of fence which lessens the possibility of prompting them to cut my bamboo plants which would then result in police intervention. Laughs out loud. JK ... I would instead stealthily poison every plant on his block and blame the other neighbor on the other side. Hahaha ...
https://i.ibb.co/vv3V5nb/Potted-Bamboo-Wall.jpg
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Bamboo screen is enough to block out the neighbors view into my backdoor entrance/exit from his side windows and back door. I think is an attractive solution for both of us and again I ensure my pants are not intrusive for him. Imaged here is also my sitting area surrounded with a couple of potted bushes that flower in the hotter months of the year. Currently we are heading into winter. Also in the photo is our green waste solution. That being a wool bale that gets collected once a month for a small fee. We are not allowed to put grass clippings on the gardens and nor do I wish to do so. I'm also clipping constantly around the house and we have no green waste service in our area. Thus that wool bale option is a good solution.
We had more rain last night. There is a gap between the port roof and the house where the water runs of towards the wooden fence.
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To be cont ... Note* I wish I had cleaned the concrete and the day was a little brighter for these shots but this is pretty much as real as it gets.
