And the winner of the container gardening tip contest is…
Few weeks ago, I entered a container gardening tip contest over at Life on the Balcony. In order to participate I had to submit a great container tip and the prize was a choice of six Botanical Interests seed packets. I'm happy to report that I am the winner! Here's my container gardening tip:
"I’ve got one! When you buy plants from the nursery, instead of throwing out the plastic containers that came with the plant, recycle them and use them as drainage materials at the bottom of a big container. This way the container is less heavy and you don’t need to use as much dirt to fill up the container"
Look what I got in the mail! The seeds have arrived! I'm really excited because I didn't buy any seeds this year and from all the good things I've read about Botanical Interests, I'm sure I'll have lots of success with these. The problem now is trying to find space to plant them!
I don't know if it's a mistake or what but I found an extra seed packet in the box! So I got a total of seven!
A very nice pamphlet in the box that tells you everything about seed starting.
Hopefully the weather cooperates in the next couple of weeks so I can plant them outside. In the meantime, please check out Life on the Balcony, you'll find lots of excellent container gardening tips and inspiration, and also fun contests like this one.
First Earthbox
I did it... I made the plunge and ordered my first Earthbox. I've been researching about this technology and was debating whether it is worth it. After all this is a $56 self-watering container! In this economy I need to be careful how I spend my money and you know how many seeds/plants I could get with $56! OK so I decided I wanted to plant vegetables this year and save on groceries. And how wonderful it is to have my own vegetable garden so I can just go to my deck to see what's ready to harvest and that's what I'm going to cook for dinner that night. Space is limited on my deck so I can't really go crazy planting all kinds of vegetables.
I struggled to keep my vegetables watered last year. The Earthbox is supposed to cut the frequency of watering in half because of its large reservoir. It claims to double the yield of fruits and vegetables. It sounds too good to be true but I'm willing to give it a try. I wanted to order two of them but it's really hard to justify spending $100 on it, so for now I'll stick with one. It is being shipped right now and I'll report back as soon as I get it.
