GroGood Project Moving Along

Today, I picked up a dill plant and soil for my GroGood project. I wanted to fill the planter boxes that they sent me and plant some seeds that I got last week – basil, radish, and peas. The plan was to add to the squash and tomatoes that I planted a couple of weeks ago. 

I got all my materials ready, made sure my camera was close by, then I noticed that the boxes they sent me were clearly marked with, “Not For Food, Ornamental Use Only.”  Uh oh. Dang.

Oh well, I decided to figure something else out.  I moved some plants around and now I’ve got some flowers started in the planter boxes and my vegetables seeds are planted in deep plastic pots.

This is one of those times when I feel lucky that I run into so many roadblocks in life – it helps me to think of creative solutions.

You have to be able to adapt with gardening and container gardening in particular. Not enough sun, move the pot to a different location. Too many snails, move the pot up onto a table, clear out all the darn snails. (My method?  I pluck those suckers off the plants then throw them as far across the lawn as I can. I used to squish them. Gross. Slimy. And it freaked the kids out).

I’m doing a little experiment. Did you ever sprout a sweet potato when you were a kid?  You know, put toothpicks in the sides, hang it in a glass of water and watch it go crazy?  Well, I had a sweet potato sitting with my fruit and it was sprouting all over. Mom told me to cut the sprouted pieces and to plant them. I did and I’ll let you know how that goes, too.

I can’t wait until the day comes when I walk out on the patio and grab some fresh tomatoesoff the vine for salad. Ahh. Now that’s my idea of luxury.

Image credit: Michelle Smith