My Secret Place – Garden
Posted by By wally at 8 September, at 03 : 00 AM Print
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Thyme, Oregano
One of the most important things to me for a lot of reasons is My Garden. Gardening does a lot of things for me.
- A good garden is the key to Great Cooking!!!!!
- A place to relax after working or a long trip!!!!
- A source of accomplishment!!!!!!!
While I do everything from buying seeds from a site like www.burpee.com or picking up plants from my local greenhouses (even Home Depot) and open-air markets (like Union Square Flea Market – NYC), the important thing to look for is quality. A lot of time, you get “bad seeds”, or the plants are dying, or you don’t get them in soil fast enough.
While not an expert, I can share with you what I have done to help my plants and flowers grow. First, as you can see from the pictures, almost everything I grow is in pots. I happen to use a few tricks that I have learned – eggs shells and charcoal.
Yes, I like to use them as fertilizer when I am initially planting the seeds or putting the seedlings in the pot. Charcoal is especially great because, it helps you regulate the amount of dirt you need. Another important thing is the size of the pot. With plants, like tomatoes and peppers, the larger / deeper the pot, the better the growth, but you don’t need to fill it all with dirt, try putting charcoal in the bottom using about a 8 : 1 ratio.
The key is to enjoy what you are doing and use it daily in your cooking. (not fancy pots as you can see from my pictures – LOL!!!!!!!)
Marjoram, Dill, Thyme, Chives
ENJOY
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