So, I was feeling like I needed to fix the situation and replace the plants that died - rosemary (seriously, this is the second rosemary plant I've killed. Rosemary is supposed to be un-killable...), mint (another plant that's supposed to be impossible to kill), and basil (I feel a little less stupid with this kill). Anyway, so I went to the local JA to buy some plants. I bought:
- three green-leaf lettuces
- three red-leafed lettuce plants
- three foxglove plants
- three little purple flowered plants (who knows what they are)
- two cucumber plants (I think)
- mint
Here's how they look several weeks later:
Pretty awesome, right? Two of the red-leafed lettuce plants got knocked over before I could plant them, so they're still struggling a little bit. Also, I think I managed to buy fertilizer or mulch instead of actual soil when I bought the plants, thanks to being functionally illiterate here. Thankfully, I had some left over soil from when I planted my original planters.
Here are my original planters:
They're a little more sparse than they used to be after the week-long drought, but I've been able to use the rosemary and thyme in them to cook regularly, which has been great!
I can't wait until I can use my lettuce to make a salad - so exciting!
My friend also gave me some seeds - oregano and basil, to be exact. I REALLY want to be able to at least grow the basil since I love love love it SO much in almost all of my cooking. However, I've never grown anything from seeds before, so I was a little daunted by the task. Here they are after about a week:
Both sets of seeds are up now, and the basil seedlings are already about an inch to an inch and a half tall! So exciting! I'm not completely sure when to plant them outside, but I'm excited that I haven't killed them all yet :D
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