I try to juice daily, but some days I can't find the time. If I want to juice I have to remember to wake up early enough before work to give myself time to wash the veggies, juice, and then clean the juicer. I love kale/apple juice. It's one of my favorite combos. I also like to make this one because my husband will drink it and enjoys it. Bonus!
I am so proud of my mini garden. I live in a small townhouse so space is limited. Here I have thyme, dill, Thai sweet basil (still small), chamomile (still small), and catnip. I cannot tell you how much my cats love fresh catnip. It makes a huge difference to give them freshly dried catnip as apposed to store bought catnip that has been sitting there for months.
My spearmint and peppermint always do awesome when it rains. They crave water and like the shade under my air conditioner. I am trying to grow my toothache plant in the black pot there. It has sprouted, but it won't get any bigger. I don't know what to do to help it out.
I think I may have solved the problem of the birds eating my Purple Cauliflower. Chicken wire! Who knew that birds would like such a thing? Every time the sprouts start to get big they get chomped by the birds. Maybe it is the purple stems that attracts them, I don't know. My Bennings Green Tint Scallop Squash is growing higher and higher. No sign of any squash yet. My Manoa Lettuce in the front always grows up fast when it rains too :)
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Birds that eat Cauliflower? You must have some neat exotic birds out there in the Pacific. If you get any pics, I'd be curious to see them.
ReplyDeleteShen- Ok I have been researching gardening today online and, you are going to think I am a retard, I think it is actually slugs eating my plants. This whole gardening thing is new to me, so I am learning as I go. I had no idea that slugs ate that kind of thing! So, new plan of action, I am going to get some free recycled coffee grounds at Starbucks and sprinkle it around my plants to keep the slugs away. I will definitely show you pics if they ever grow!
ReplyDeleteYou need some critters that eat slugs!
ReplyDeleteShen- I do have lots of lizards in my yard so that helps. I'd rather just repel them than kill them though:) every time I see them I just pick them up and put them somewhere else. Nasty little suckers
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip about the chicken wire! Your garden looks great. Last week I planted some herbs, and I hope they do as well as yours:)
ReplyDeleteEvergreen- what kind of herbs did you plant?
ReplyDeleteI had two window box planters, so I planted mint and basil in one, and rosemary and...uh oh, lol! I will just have to wait until it comes up and see what the fourth is:) I knew I should have made a little stake with the seed packet!
ReplyDeleteEvergreen- haha, that's so funny becasue just the other day I asked my husband, do you remember what this plant is? He said, um, no. So it's pretty small, but I've been smelling it and tasting it, and I am still not sure what it is yet. It's either thai basil or wormwood, but those make a huge difference in what I use them for! I guess we will both just have to wait :)
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