tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post5773935004619099425..comments2023-08-08T07:47:27.134-05:00Comments on Gardening with a Not-So-Angry Redhead: Stock Tank 2012NotSoAngryRedHeadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483848154656500575noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-39928924967944158432012-05-04T17:02:17.651-05:002012-05-04T17:02:17.651-05:00fabulous idea - and also to change it each year by...fabulous idea - and also to change it each year by planting annuals. In that case my answer to the post is yes, I love the tropical combo. Looks new, I imagine soon they will all grow together and look really wild. The only annuals i grow are wildflowers that come and go as they wish.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-31441469292394954202012-05-04T11:09:49.627-05:002012-05-04T11:09:49.627-05:00A stock tank is a (live)stock (water) tank (e.g., ...A stock tank is a (live)stock (water) tank (e.g., cattle trough) which can be used as a giant garden container. The one above is 2' wide, 3' tall, and 6' long, and I use it like an annual focal point in the garden to give everything an extra boost of height and really awesome soil that I can water separate to everything else. Sorry for any confusion!NotSoAngryRedHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483848154656500575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-84508106410963153712012-05-04T11:05:24.338-05:002012-05-04T11:05:24.338-05:00Everyone has their thing! I can appreciate the tr...Everyone has their thing! I can appreciate the tropical look, and obviously I'm not super opposed to it or else what the hell am I doing?! lol<br /><br />Thanks! I thought a bright lime green display would be an interesting change for this year.NotSoAngryRedHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483848154656500575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-15316483945798861792012-05-04T11:02:29.531-05:002012-05-04T11:02:29.531-05:00Ha! Tropicals here are generally annuals because ...Ha! Tropicals here are generally annuals because we get too cold during the winter. And thanks!NotSoAngryRedHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483848154656500575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-40050429830240979882012-05-04T11:01:24.976-05:002012-05-04T11:01:24.976-05:00I've tried other plants, but the tropicals alw...I've tried other plants, but the tropicals always come through for me and fill in for a show stopper - the stock tank is a major focal point in the front garden.NotSoAngryRedHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483848154656500575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-57445450123934986352012-05-04T10:59:44.913-05:002012-05-04T10:59:44.913-05:00Thanks!!Thanks!!NotSoAngryRedHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483848154656500575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-71778460129032325782012-05-04T10:59:34.870-05:002012-05-04T10:59:34.870-05:00Thanks! I'm particularly in love with the col...Thanks! I'm particularly in love with the coleus, which is my guilty gardening pleasure.NotSoAngryRedHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483848154656500575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-66155143277769136002012-05-04T07:28:54.929-05:002012-05-04T07:28:54.929-05:00I'm actually not familiar with the term stock ...I'm actually not familiar with the term stock tank so I'm not clear what it is. Is it an indoor ornamental thing? Will the plants be transplanted into the garden?Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-34685727879757465762012-05-04T07:03:28.667-05:002012-05-04T07:03:28.667-05:00I do like the tropical look, I guess because you r...I do like the tropical look, I guess because you really see it only indoors around here. Lime green is a color I adore and the combo you have in the stock take is lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-21589108091247926582012-05-03T21:32:40.217-05:002012-05-03T21:32:40.217-05:00Over here is all tropicals ;-) Your stock tank com...Over here is all tropicals ;-) Your stock tank combination is really attractive. Those 'ears' popping out from those coleuses look really cute!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867061279916535777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-22947294728846779392012-05-03T17:17:49.215-05:002012-05-03T17:17:49.215-05:00That's exactly what I was thinking (not a big ...That's exactly what I was thinking (not a big Tropical person either). Sometimes they are the best solution, with their fast growth rate and lush habit :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-7670060146627853842012-05-03T14:27:36.557-05:002012-05-03T14:27:36.557-05:00Gorgeous!Gorgeous!webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070454815246698804.post-87235350283278546562012-05-03T10:46:03.841-05:002012-05-03T10:46:03.841-05:00Oh my! I Love your Stock Tank! Great selection of ...Oh my! I Love your Stock Tank! Great selection of plants you have there to fill it. I'm not much for the tropical look either, but you are right that the offer fast growth and a lush look in a growing season.Steph@RamblingWrenhttp://ramblingwrentx.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com