The boxes are readyAfter about 5 months of thinking of this plant I have finally found the time to plant it.
My goal at the concept was to make it environmentally themed. I made 4 of the five containers from recycled food containers. I also am not going to include a logbook in all of the boxes as I am using the boxes in the series as a way to bring up some environmental point of issue and to help lead the boxer up the trail...like a trail of bread crumbs.
The issue of logbooks in all the boxes of the series was inspired by my doing a 13 box series and realized that when the boxes are just leading you along that a logbook in every box was a little redundant to me. That is why I only put the book in the first box and the fourth box. I place a log book in the fourth box and not the fifth because the fourth box had already been there and I was incorporating it into this series.
My goal at the concept was to make it environmentally themed. I made 4 of the five containers from recycled food containers. I also am not going to include a logbook in all of the boxes as I am using the boxes in the series as a way to bring up some environmental point of issue and to help lead the boxer up the trail...like a trail of bread crumbs.
The issue of logbooks in all the boxes of the series was inspired by my doing a 13 box series and realized that when the boxes are just leading you along that a logbook in every box was a little redundant to me. That is why I only put the book in the first box and the fourth box. I place a log book in the fourth box and not the fifth because the fourth box had already been there and I was incorporating it into this series.
The tunnels at the trailhead
Another issue that came up in a forum was that some boxers would feel a little more comfortable going on a woods trail if there where landmarks and the boxes act as landmarks and a sort of trail marker for the boxer.
This area really changed from last year. When you get south of the second reservoir I immediately saw the damage from last winter's storms. A lot of beech trees were blown over. This will create some young habitat that will attract a lot of different animals.
Nature is the Boss
As I used older food containers, that were a little big, I really had to search to find good hiding spots, in fact I was not able to plant one of the in exactly where I wanted to as I really was searching for secure hiding spots that protected the containers from the elements. I am not as confident with the old food containers as I would be with a lock and lock. I really am a fan of the 6x6 lock-n-lock as they are easier to hide and secure from the elements. This experience helped teach me to find better hiding places for my future plants. I think that I will relocated two of my older plants some time this year.
An empty second reservoirWell anyway I hope that you enjoy this series.
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