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Name: Leah Colorado (Zone 5b)  rosularia Mar 11, 2018 2:06 PM CST |
| Hello! We just moved into a new place, just in time for spring! I'm very new to gardening and haven't had a yard of my own before, but I'm excited to get started! The previous renters of our house were amazing at keeping a beautiful garden, plenty of space to plant, trellises, benches . One thing I'm not sure about is a the two large wooden boxes built into the middle of the yard. They have removable board covers and are full of sand. Does anyone know what these are for? Are they for gardening? Thanks so much! |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost    DaisyI Mar 11, 2018 2:15 PM CST |
 Did the previous owners have kids? You have to keep kids' sand boxes covered when not in use or they become giant kitty litter boxes. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Name: greene Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b) Dreams don't work unless you do.            greene Mar 11, 2018 3:58 PM CST |
| I have a gardening friend who uses boxes of sand to propagate woody and semi-woody cuttings. Whatever gets pruned, he propagates and sells after potting. Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith" |
Name: Leah Colorado (Zone 5b) rosularia Mar 11, 2018 4:03 PM CST |
DaisyI said:  No kids that I'm aware of, but it's possible they had grandchildren.  |
Name: Rick R. near Minneapolis, MN, USA zon         Leftwood Mar 11, 2018 4:39 PM CST |
| We always had outdoor cats around when I was a kid. They never used our sandbox. Not that Daisy is wrong, but it's just not always the case. If the boxes were to be used for propagating cuttings, they would have to be in the shade. They may have been used to store marginally winter hardy plants in for the winter, that would be replanted in spring. Sand is also a good way to store root crops (carrots, beets, horseradish, etc.) over the winter. |
Name: Sally central Maryland Seriously addicted to kettle chips.         sallyg Mar 12, 2018 6:45 AM CST |
| boxes for grandkids seems likely. Finding a buried, long lost tiny toy might confirm ..come into the peace of wild things..-Wendell Berry Life is a buffet (anon) |
Name: Porkpal Richmond, TX       porkpal Mar 12, 2018 6:58 AM CST |
| I agree, but why two? Porkpal |
Name: Leah Colorado (Zone 5b) rosularia Mar 13, 2018 7:33 PM CST |
with further inspection I have found that they may have once been used for horseshoes! Thank you for all your help  |
Name: Porkpal Richmond, TX porkpal Mar 13, 2018 8:04 PM CST |
| Ah, yes, that makes sense! Porkpal |
Name: Sally central Maryland Seriously addicted to kettle chips. sallyg Mar 14, 2018 3:36 PM CST |
| Oh,well, I guess we should have asked for size, and how far apart... ..come into the peace of wild things..-Wendell Berry Life is a buffet (anon) |
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