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| April 2011 |
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| June 2011 |
I've been going a little crazy with the plants. Anytime I step into a Lowe's, Home Depot, or a garden center, I want to buy plants. Within the last month, I bought a bee balm, salvia, sweet mint, and a small petunia plant. I planted rosemary, thai basil and sweet basil in one planter. My dill finally came up and my cousin gave me one of her established strawberry plants. I love that it looks like a jungle out on my balcony these days but I think I need ease up on buying anymore plants.
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| strawberries |
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| rosemary, thai basil and sweet basil |
I originally planted marigolds and nasturtiums with my parsley and thyme. Unfortunately the marigolds developed a white powdery mildew due to the rain so I had to pull them out. I ended up planting more nasturtium seeds in its place.
My peppers finally turned green and started flowering!! When I originally got them, they weren't really growing and the leaves were turning yellow.
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| April 2011 |
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| June 2011 |
The peppers still haven't grown much, but they're finally a dark green. In addition to worm castings, I added bone meal and I've been spraying the foliage with a solution of epsom salt diluted in water. I've only been doing this for about 2 weeks now and already, the peppers are looking much happier.
Indoors, I'm growing Vietnamese coriander.
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| Vietnamese Coriander |
Vietnamese coriander tastes like cilantro but with a slight citrus flavor. I've tried growing cilantro TWICE now and have not been successful. Vietnamese coriander is much easier to grow!! You can put a couple of branches in a jar of water and they'll start to develop roots within a week or two. You can then transplant them into a pot. The coriander can be bought from your local Vietnamese or Asian grocery store. I think I bought a bag for $1.50. In Vietnamese, it's called rau răm.
It's been amazing to watch all of my plants grow! No more black thumb!!
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