Specialty Gardening: Slicing Up A Basket, 0 by heathrjoy

heathrjoy wrote:
Time to plant! This basket is so much sturdier than the first one I made! I planted this one the same as the first, the only difference was the foam and the soil was wet from being used before. That made the soil heavier and was a great test for the foam.

I still found it easiest to cut down and towards the center. You could see thru the mesh tape so you knew where to cut, with this foam you have to poke it from the inside with your finger at the soil level to see where to cut it. It's no big deal, but be very careful not to cut yourself. I used the same X-acto knife...it was gooey from the spray adhesive so I had to sharpen it.

I found I could make my cuts much smaller in the foam! YIPPEE!! The white paper doesn't cause problems or get in the way at all...if it starts to peel off just rub it back in place.

Here's the first cut.