I am so excited to report that 5 weeks later, my little garden babies are growing! In Part I and Part II of 'How To Start Your Own Little Organic Garden', I shared with you my oh-so-cool discovery of the indoor planting pods where I could sew my seeds and watch them come to life. The trays from Planters Pride made the daunting idea of starting new garden seem much less like work and much more like baby steps to renewing my garden.
Last year I started a container garden from little plant starts, and all summer long I enjoyed a beautiful variety of organic greens, strawberries and herbs. I did not complete the cycle by harvesting my own seeds so I was essentially starting from scratch.
Luckily, I was able to recover the soil from the old containers, which I reused as well. All I had to do was to remove the top-most dry layer and mix all the soil in a large bin along with fresh soil chicken manure and fertilizer. Then I potted all my new babies which you can see are now on their way to being full grown starts. I even got creative and used upside-down tomato planters as protection from the birds and deer who visit my yard on a frequent basis.
So overall, my garden project is a success. Watch for updates on what actually becomes a harvest and part of my summer fresh raw foods table!
What's in your garden?
Surinder Saini
said on May 26, 2011