For the last week, I've had three tomato plants that need potting. My plan was to go buy three fetching pots that would brighten my yard while creating a cozy home for my plants. (These are plants I purchased rather than starting myself.) But, pots are pricey. And, really, I don't need anymore pots for my kiddos to run into with their bikes.
My solution? Walking around my house today thinking: "What could I use for pots for these guys?" In my laundry room, the solution jumped out at me from the corner. Burlap sacks! Yeah, that would work! When I bought these sacks on Craiglist last year, I had grand art projects plans. Alas, that never materialized, but even so, they have come in handy here and there. First, I used a swatch to wrap a Christmas ornament at an ornament party - the first ornament chosen, mind you. Then, I used some for the coconuts on Gavin and Graeme's Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree. Now, they will serve my garden. Hopefully well.
They look cute anyway! And, as I was planting the tomatoes, I ran out of soil. "Time to run and get more soil," I thought. Then, "Oh, hey, let's check out the rest of the compost! Maybe that would do the trick!"
Bingo! I dug out the left over compost from the bin I'd used before and everything looked pretty good. It was still probably a little wet for what it should be, but it was dark and full of fat, pink worms! (And it didn't smell like crap, which was a good sign.) So, that's in my tomatoes, and spread around the rest of my garden.
Round Two: better.
We'll see how the vegetables turn out!
(Harvest note: we've had a few tiny, but yummy radishes.)
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