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Oct. 24th, 2015 11:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jhameiaWent to the Gardens Plant Sale today! Got:
- parsley
- St. John's wort
- English thyme
- curry plant
- Mexican oregano
- Syrian oregano
- English lavender
- penstemon
- 10 packets of wildflower seeds
Then Eric and I went to Home Depot and I bought dirt for the first time.
Instead of planting into the ground like I did last time, and wasting time amending the soil which is really poor and the future resident probably won't even appreciate anyway, I'm using the boxes JC used for moving. They're Lowe's boxes, and Large (I thought they were medium for some reason), so they stand pretty tall on the ground. I filled them up to three-quarters with dirt. I've also got a smaller box just for chives.
From Home Deport I also got two varieties of basil, and they're in the same box. Another large box has got some onions from Home Depot too (three varieties for $4).
The thyme, curry, and parley are in the same box, and the oreganos are also sharing a box. Apparently St. John's wort does okay with crappy soil and it's a groundcover, so I've stuck it in the ground, with the lavender and the penstemon. We'll see how well they do there.
I have two more boxes left. One I want to use for potatoes, and I just ordered some seed potatoes from Peaceful Valley. Another, I'm not sure if I want to use it for composting (my outdoor worm bin is falling apart; the cover has shattered) or for mints, because mints are awesome, and also they spread like mad so it's best to grow them in a planter.
I'm going back tomorrow to get a currant bush for the corner of the garden, and a maidenhair fern for my office. Might try some mini-roses too. But I'll be tossing the wildflower seeds after mixing them in between the boxes and we'll see what takes. Right now there's some sort of thing growing at the edges of my garden, which I THINK is mallow, but I'm not sure. They grew around the plastic sheeting on the ground (meant to hold down weeds) so they give a nice edge to the garden. I'm hoping they grow some flowers though.
I tried to harvest my worm bin tonight too, but it's giving me trouble for some reason... everything's clumping together despite having had a chance to dry out. The worms are also unhappy and I can't really find a good reason for it... there's no bad smell, there's enough moisture. IDK. I'm thinking of getting a Worm Factory to make things easier, but to be honest, I sort of don't generate enough garbage for that. Hmm.
- parsley
- St. John's wort
- English thyme
- curry plant
- Mexican oregano
- Syrian oregano
- English lavender
- penstemon
- 10 packets of wildflower seeds
Then Eric and I went to Home Depot and I bought dirt for the first time.
Instead of planting into the ground like I did last time, and wasting time amending the soil which is really poor and the future resident probably won't even appreciate anyway, I'm using the boxes JC used for moving. They're Lowe's boxes, and Large (I thought they were medium for some reason), so they stand pretty tall on the ground. I filled them up to three-quarters with dirt. I've also got a smaller box just for chives.
From Home Deport I also got two varieties of basil, and they're in the same box. Another large box has got some onions from Home Depot too (three varieties for $4).
The thyme, curry, and parley are in the same box, and the oreganos are also sharing a box. Apparently St. John's wort does okay with crappy soil and it's a groundcover, so I've stuck it in the ground, with the lavender and the penstemon. We'll see how well they do there.
I have two more boxes left. One I want to use for potatoes, and I just ordered some seed potatoes from Peaceful Valley. Another, I'm not sure if I want to use it for composting (my outdoor worm bin is falling apart; the cover has shattered) or for mints, because mints are awesome, and also they spread like mad so it's best to grow them in a planter.
I'm going back tomorrow to get a currant bush for the corner of the garden, and a maidenhair fern for my office. Might try some mini-roses too. But I'll be tossing the wildflower seeds after mixing them in between the boxes and we'll see what takes. Right now there's some sort of thing growing at the edges of my garden, which I THINK is mallow, but I'm not sure. They grew around the plastic sheeting on the ground (meant to hold down weeds) so they give a nice edge to the garden. I'm hoping they grow some flowers though.
I tried to harvest my worm bin tonight too, but it's giving me trouble for some reason... everything's clumping together despite having had a chance to dry out. The worms are also unhappy and I can't really find a good reason for it... there's no bad smell, there's enough moisture. IDK. I'm thinking of getting a Worm Factory to make things easier, but to be honest, I sort of don't generate enough garbage for that. Hmm.
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Date: 2015-10-26 02:38 am (UTC)Glad that you bought plants! Plants are awesome.
:)
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Date: 2015-10-26 06:38 am (UTC)And I got more dirt today and I'm really really excited to try potatoes this year.
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Date: 2015-10-26 09:02 am (UTC)