Bricks -- a root crop?

Category: FRED - the garden | Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:10 pm

Yesterday I got the black landscape fabric and mulch down where the Lantana bed will be. The very friendly dog next door was trying to help me get the whole area covered with the fabric but his idea was to dig under the fence until his paw would fit thru, stick his toenails into the fabric and pull it to his side of the fence. I found a length of plastic edging, Randy hammered it down into the ground along the fence and Clown lost interest in my project.

Then I worked on expanding the bed along the back fence.
I have a garden feature I have been wanting to get installed and planted for a couple of years, now I have finally figured out the best place for it and will get it done.
In the process of removing the weeds/grass and hand tilling the soil, I started hitting hard objects about two inches under ground. Found an edge of one of the objects with the trowel and levered it up. Up popped a nice dark red brick, used the same technique on the next one and up popped another one. In total in that 2 foot x 3 foot space I unearthed a dozen nice dark red bricks.
I had attempted to have a vegie garden near that spot about 18 years ago and had used bricks to outline the bed, those I have been digging up over the last few years in the making of my garden. These may have been extras from that project and just got covered over with dirt and grass during those years.

On the other side of where I was yesterday and will finish up today is where I want to create a long bed for the pumpkin seeds that actually sprouted for me this week. I had saved seeds from some pie pumpkins I bought a couple of years ago, found them in the freezer and decided why not. I planted 4 and two are now almost three inches tall.

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glendann wrote on Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:44 pm:

You now have some great brickd to use on what ever you want to.Isn't it nice to find surprises underground.

glendann wrote on Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:45 pm:

Oh I forgot ,I will be waiting to see pictures of your new project as soon as you have some.

zuzu's petals wrote on Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:45 pm:

We never know what we may find when digging in the sand of our back lot,
it seems that the folks who owned these properties before us
used it as a dumping ground for their construction trash
when they remodeled the house.

When we first started turning up all the broken bricks back there,
I remember saying "Oh, so that's where bricks come from?!"
*lol* At least yours are whole.

cajunbelle wrote on Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:17 pm:

Now Toni, it is not nice to tease. Can't wait to see your project.

We have found everything from old coke bottles to bicycles buried here. There is no telling what you will dig up. One day I hope I hit buried treasure and I can buy every plant I have always wanted for my yard.

Polly wrote on Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:28 pm:

Sounds like great treasures can be found under the dirt. I have yet to turn up anything here - I guess I must just continue to make more gardens and less lawn.

CritterPainter wrote on Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:17 pm:

Alas, that's the downside to living where noone has ever lived before. The only thing I dig up is rocks. Was watching a garden show on BBC once and they kept pulling up just Scads of bricks, I just groaned when they threw them in the skip! (i:e, dumpster)

eileen wrote on Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:00 pm:

I found a whole brick path under part of our back garden. The bricks were used to make a retaining wall beside the pond. We also discovered four 'strange' stones that have become garden ornaments. I love finding treasures like these in the garden.

It certainly sounds as though you've had a busy and rewarding day Toni.