Showing posts with label Plants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Plants. Show all posts

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Container Gardening

Let's face it. No matter how hard I try, the hard truth is I live in the middle of a densly populated city. I can almost reach out and touch my neighbors house from my bedroom window if I tried hard enough. If that wasn't bad enough my yard is all sand. I guess that is the price you pay for living so close to the beach, but it doesn't help when it comes to growing things!!!! It took me quiet a few years before I perfected the way to get just about anything to grow in my backyard. I fill just about anything with some dirt (I do have to buy the dirt from the store...since my backyard is all sand) and plant me some seeds. I am sure with some time I will make my container garden look a little better, but for now I am just happy to be growing something!!!!!

In this "container" I have basil, oregano,cilantro, a sunflower and a zenia.
This pot was my first attempt, and as you see it worked out well!


Savannah "helping"

Planting peppers and 4 o'clock seeds.

A not so happy little girl. She was trying to dump out
my precious dirt.

Happy Sunflower! Growing it for the chickens :0)

Also, check out my good friends post about container gardening here.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Beautiful Orchid

While we were stationed in Hawaii, we visited the Big Island. While on the island, we went to an Orchid Farm. There I took this photo, hope you enjoy it!!!







Tuesday, July 13, 2010

My Basil Plant










  • I love my basil plant!! I have many recipes that call for fresh basil, and I have found over the years that when the recipe says fresh basil they mean fresh basil! I found though, it was pricey (and wasteful) to buy the fresh basil in the produce department at the store. Not only do they charge upwards of $3.99 and I would never use it all before it would go bad! So a couple weeks ago, I spent $1.99 and got a basil plant. I set it on my window-sill and water it everyday, and sure enough, every time I need fresh basil for one of my recipes, it is available!!! So my tip for you today is get yourself a basil plant! It will save you money, and give you the satisfaction of growing something!! Recipes will follow in another post....stay tuned!!!







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