Comments on: 12 Unique hypertufa projects for the garden https://fleamarketgardening.org/2014/02/01/12-unique-hypertufa-projects-for-the-garden/ Real people, real gardens, real projects Tue, 16 Jan 2018 17:20:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sue Langley https://fleamarketgardening.org/2014/02/01/12-unique-hypertufa-projects-for-the-garden/#comment-18999 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 17:20:18 +0000 https://fleamarketgardening.org/?p=9567#comment-18999 In reply to Susan Corlies.

Hi Susan, when I create these hypertufa containers I press small pieces of dowel-shaped twig or branch into the bottom of each container for drainage holes. A shoebox sized container would get two holes. Immediately after unmolding your container, take out the branch piece,…the longer they stay in, the harder to get out. Easy! If you have to drill it would likely be best before or just after unmolding while the concrete component was still damp.

]]> By: Susan Corlies https://fleamarketgardening.org/2014/02/01/12-unique-hypertufa-projects-for-the-garden/#comment-18998 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:13:26 +0000 https://fleamarketgardening.org/?p=9567#comment-18998 Only Karen Zakaria mentioned drainage. Is it possible to incorporate a drainage hole or holes when you sculpt? I won’t be able to drill. Or, is the mix self-draining. more or less? And, speaking of that, do these containers hold moisture, or dry out fast as terracotta does?

]]> By: Harry Blazer https://fleamarketgardening.org/2014/02/01/12-unique-hypertufa-projects-for-the-garden/#comment-18541 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:18:30 +0000 https://fleamarketgardening.org/?p=9567#comment-18541 Concrete does not cure by drying, It cures by a chemical process that requires water. This is why the strongest concrete is poured underwater.
Hypertufa requires water to fully cure. I put my projects in plastic wrap for about three days, then keep them moist for another several days. This will insure that the final products have had time to develop most of their strength.

Former US Army Corps of Engineers Concrete Inspector

]]> By: Harry Blazer https://fleamarketgardening.org/2014/02/01/12-unique-hypertufa-projects-for-the-garden/#comment-18540 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:14:05 +0000 https://fleamarketgardening.org/?p=9567#comment-18540 Cement is an ingredient in concrete mix. It is not concrete and there are no structures made out of cement. There are, however, many structures made out of concrete.

]]> By: Bob Post https://fleamarketgardening.org/2014/02/01/12-unique-hypertufa-projects-for-the-garden/#comment-17466 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:52:18 +0000 https://fleamarketgardening.org/?p=9567#comment-17466 Just looking for feedback.
Would a premixed Hypetufa with an accelerator to make finished projects cure out in 24 hours be helpful?
Or would the admix be something someone who likes to create with this mix be interested in experimenting.
I have made various mixes with a variety of performance features.
Looking for feedback
Bob

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