Here, along the Tigris River, a bold new experiment is unfolding. What do you get when you combine 1 quart of old, dried potting soil, 18 oz of Maxwell House coffee grounds, and 20 packs of instant oatmeal? Besides some really dirty-tasting, oatmeal-flavored coffee?
No, my newest creation, FOB Delta Potting Soil! No time to wait for compost to develop, so I just went for it. Two little pots for Basil and Sunflower seeds. Pretty neat how the soil pellet expanded in those little pots. I have high hopes for them. On the other hand, I planted some late Iceland Poppies in my experimental soil. Threw in some extra Basil and Sunflower seeds, too. All comfortably nested in a tray from one of my footlockers. So what are you guys growing?
Remember, "Desperate times call for even more desperate measurements." You can quote me on that.
Missing you even more than ever. Love you,
C-M/P/3 with a camouflaged, olive-drab, green thumb
2 comments:
Dear Chris,
Ever since I got up this morning and read about your garden, I have been picturing a 6-8ft. tall sunflower plant growing from that teeny pot, with poppies huddled at its base! And Lo says to be careful planting poppies in that part of the world! (But what else would a Poppy plant?) What next, a shade tree? And a hammock? Why not! Love, Barbara
Okay, here's what I have growing right now:
A bay laurel plant in a container out by the pool. I ordered it out of Oregon, and right now it's looking none too good. But it's supposed to be a Zone 8 Mediterranean plant, so we'll see how it goes.
In the other container I have some very happy mint growing.
I have two upside-down hanging tomato planters in which I'm going to plant a cherry tomato plant and a Celebrity (if I can find one), probably this weekend.
Healthy rosemary growing in one front planter, and golden barrel cactuses in the other.
So I have this mental image of my bay laurel plant in ten years, producing enough leaves for us to have fresh bay leaves on Holy Saturday instead of dried ones. But something tells me it's not going to happen.
Clay
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