Today's List:basil
oregano
chives
cilantro
red leaf lettuce
Stevia is a natural sweetener that we plan to use this summer when we make sun tea.
All of these plants received the same treatment as the zucchini, potatoes and onions: compost/peat mixture in the soil and then a quick watering with the liquid fertilizer/water mixture.
We also planted marigolds at the ends of most of our rows because they are pretty and they serve as a natural pest deterrent.
Our garden design has a seating area in the center with two circular beds surrounding it. We planted the herbs here so that it would be nice and aromatic in the summer when we are relaxing in our chairs. Flowers will be planted later in the back portions of these beds.
We also did an inventory of our garden since Little Rock had experienced another major storm after our last planting.
Some of our zucchinis did not fare too well. Many of them were pretty beaten down after the storm, especially since they were weak to begin with. But, we re-watered them and put them in homemade plastic bottle cloches to protect them from yet another impending storm. Cross your fingers that it works!
In happier news, our onions are starting to sprout.
And our potatoes? Well...just see for yourself:
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