herb garden

Because the supermarkets here sell herbs in such huge packs that there's usually a lot of wastage if we're only cooking for one or two people, it makes more sense to have a personal herb garden at home in the balcony where only the quantities required will be picked off the plants each time.

So this Sunday afternoon was spent on gardening. Below is a dummy's guide to setting up a simple herb garden. It's yet to be proven that these herbs will live long term... let's give them 2 weeks and we shall know...

First, you pour potting mix into the planter box. Dunno what potting mix to use? Just tell the staff at your local gardening supplies shop what you intend to plant and they should be able to advise you.



A close up look at the yucky mix. I shudder to think what could be inside...



Then you simply transfer the little pots of herbs and plant them firmly into the mix. Or you can choose to grow them from seedlings which is much more challenging! Here you see basil which is one of six herbs in my planter box.



Then there is Pawpaw's ingenious idea of planting the roots and stem of some spring onions that were going to be used for cooking dinner...



And ta dah! The monkey household now has a miniature herb garden! From left to right: dill, cute little red spade, spring onions, coriander, parsley, basil and mint.



If these survive for more than a couple of weeks (there is no reason for them not to as long as I water them regularly right???), then there shall be a stage 2 expansion of the balcony gardening project: More herbs! Fruits! Sunflowers!!!