welcome to my garden part six

Stand with me at the compost box and look to the east and you see my  homemade seed saver....last spring I let my lettuce go to seed but had more seeds than time to harvest the itty-bitty things. I ended up clipping the whole clump of dried flowers/seeds and sticking them upside down in brown paper bags, labeling the bags and clipping them to bird netting I hung from the roof. It has proved a nice quick way to keep the seeds although there are probably more proper methods. Also attached to the net is a bag holder stuffed with plastic grocery bags that come in handy for eggs or produce when my hands get full. The white paper in the middle of the picture contian my notes on what plants are companionable and which are not. I found it was necessary to have this info in the garden where I'm doing the planting so stuck it in a plastic sleeve and hung it here for handy reference.



Beyond the bird netting but before you reach the door is an old bed spring standing on end. My beans are happily climbing this quick re-purposed trellis.