I've found ciderblocks great for stacking to make benches in gardens (flat, not standing up or sideways) or for use in the foundation of a patio or other large piece of infrastructure like a shed, in lieu of freshly laid cement (we rented a mixer for the slab that our new shed sits on at the CCG.)
However, I've found that unless you have hanging plants, like sweetpotato vine, growing from the holes in the cinderblocks, the effect is decidedly unaesthetic if you choose to use them as planters. Some of our earlier gardeners used cinderblocks to frame their beds, originally, but chose brick or wood largely because of the aesthetics. Fortunately, red bricks were plentiful in NYC vacant lots (before canny demolition companies started gleaning them for resale as "aged bricks") so many of our gardens have redbrick paths and borders. Its been also said that new red bricks manage to walk to community gardens "by themselves" from construction sites easier than large cinderblocks - but the lady who said that refuses to be quoted in this forum...;) Best wishes, Adam Honigman ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
