I have limited space for gardening, so I have to make the most of it! This year I will be adding more smart pots to my collection for Eli's garden, so he can have his own space and we can cram in more produce. Smart pots are wonderful for container gardening. They have many benefits over regular containers and are light and easy to work with. Eli had great success with his strawberries in one last year. Check them out at http://www.smartpots.com/. I really like that I get to focus on half of the garden in the early Spring and then the other half in the late Spring (tomatoes, peppers, etc.) I purposely plant vegetables that Eli loves and can easily pick and eat raw off of the plant. Throughout the summer, he continuously picks tomatoes, broccoli, and strawberries and gets to snack on them! I'm adding some spinach this year for salads and for Cora, since organic is so expensive and regular is terribly full of pesticides. I'm very excited to try more container gardening this year! We'll see how it goes! My plan for the next two weeks is:
1. Till the soil, rake it flat, and have it ready for planting
2. Buy 12 broccoli plants, spinach seeds, two different kinds of red potato starters, and strawberries whenever available.
3. Set the potatoes out for a week in a warm sunny place, so they will start sprouting.
4. A couple days before planting, cut the potatoes into pieces (each piece containing an eye or two) and set them out on plates to "heal over" to prevent rotting.
5. Plant everything! Most veggies and fruits have instructions on spacing and depth, which is always helpful.
6. Water every day until established or tiny plants appear. Then, water when needed.
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