My container gardening adventure continued today; check out part 1 from Thursday.
This morning, the farmer's market offered lots of started herb and veggie plants. It was hard to choose. Again, due to the very limited sunshine on the balcony, I limited myself and decided not to plant fruiting veggies this year. I did pick up some lettuce plants and swiss chard plants. However, upon returning home I realized I don't have a container for them, so they will wait for another day (I see container gardening part 3 coming).
Herbs were where it was at for my planting today. I had two rectangular planters that came from Mom and Dad's shed that worked wonderfully.
First I placed the plants (still in there containers) in the planters to see how they would fit. These planters have drainage holes in the bottom, so I didn't worry about putting any stones or shells in the bottom. I started by putting some potting soil in the planters, then took the plants out of their containers, placed them in the container, and filled around them with more potting soil.
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| basil, thyme, cilantro, lemon balm |
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| sage, parsley, oregano, rosemary, dill |
And, the balcony gets greener.
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