It all grows

Grow anything in containers!

Alzainah — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:46:22 +0000

You can grow anything in containers, anything from tiny herbs to monster tomatoes, it all depends on the container size and compost quality. The better the compost, the healthier the plants. The carrots growing in containers did better than the ones in the bigger beds. The reason is the compost quality.

Winter gardening

Alzainah — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:32:04 +0000

For me, winter gardening has been all about leafy greens, I found that these do extremely well in our very cold winter! Things like Kale, spinach, rocket, Swiss chard, parsley, cilantro, carrots, mustard, and lettuce did really well! On the other hand, a lot of plants suffered from the cold nights, like tomatoes. If you [...]

KU Organic Gardening Course

Alzainah — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:28:04 +0000

Tomatoes from cuttings

Alzainah — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:24:34 +0000

If you like the tomato variety you’re growing, you have a great opportunity to grow duplicates. All you’ll need is a large container (5 gallons or bigger), compost, peat moss, perlite. You can of course grow the plant directly in the ground too, just make sure you amend the soil. This is the easiest way [...]

Letting them bolt!

Alzainah — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:11:03 +0000

The common thing with basil is that you have to keep picking the tops off to prevent the plant from ‘bolting’, which is going to seed. I usually follow this, but since it’s been such a cold and cloudy season, my basil hasn’t been doing so great. Basil loves the sun, and so will stop [...]

Harvests

Alzainah — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:34:20 +0000

Pulling Carrots

Alzainah — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:12:35 +0000

Today I am harvesting cosmic purple carrots. They smell amazing as I am pulling them out! These grew in Albustan compost, I think the ones grown in my own compost will be bigger. The carrots were really sweet! I roasted them in the oven, covered in foil. They were really tender and sweet! I’m going [...]

Gardening Snapshots

Alzainah — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:37:09 +0000

Garden December video tour

Alzainah — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:30:39 +0000

http://youtu.be/GgOgVgmckHY

Organic gardening supplies

Alzainah — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:02:24 +0000

True Value is a good place to find organic gardening supplies, I like to shop at the one in Alrai near the Infiniti Showroom. Here is a nice touch they’ve added at the soils section: I think its a great way to encourage people to grow herbs. Well done True Value!