Garden update: 2 weeks of water, sunshine and love

It's pretty amazing what happens after 2 weeks, water, sunshine and Love ha ha.

It seems the lettuce is in the lead, then the snow peas and cucumbers. The Bush beans were added a little later but we're hoping they'll fill the teepee. I added Dahlia's to the front of the plot to add some colour...I can't wait for them to bloom!

DIY Patio Herb Garden with wine cork lables

Having the community garden has been great however when we're cooking dinner and need some fresh parsley I thought it would be handy to have some growing at home. My patio doesn't have much room after the table, chairs, bench and BBQ. After scrolling around on Pintrest I found a  number of ways to use the space you have and I decided on Soup can planters (I decided to use Chick Pea cans instead as their a little bigger).

I used a hammer and nail to make drainage holes at the bottom then I put two holes on the side then used natural Burlap string to tie them to the railing. I couldn't decide on how to lable my herbs as there are so many creative was but then I looked above our cabinents at the giant vase we toss our wine corks into. I wrote the name of each herb and stuck it in the soil using a kebab stick and voila! I don't know why I was surprised but I couldn't believe how many red wine corks I had lying around!!

 

The Herb Garden box was a gift from my Brother Sean and his wife Stacey. I decided to keep the planters in them to have everything separate, also I found when I had it filled with dirt it wasn't getting enough drainage. also you want to keep your mint separate from your other herbs or it will just take over!  

 

 

 

Who doesn't love a white picket fence

Everyone knows once you plant your seeds all you can do is water and wait. Chris and I would come every night to give the garden a good soak and add any items we've picked up from yard sales, thrift stores or in this case behind the shed at my Mom and Dad's house. I don't know what brought me back there but as soon as I saw it I remember it was as used at my brothers wedding and now was collecting cobwebs, I knew the perfect place for it!