Garden 10.10.2009
Garden update:
In order to make sure I have gorgeous strawberries for DH’s smoothies next year I pre-winterized today. I dug the plants (and their many daughters!) out of their apartment garden containers and moved them to a clear large size tote, gave them one last healthy watering and covered them with the lid. When the time comes (another month or pre-first frost) I’ll bury them in a thick layer of moist mulch and tuck away.
Apartment garden tip: winterize your strawberries in a clear tote that can double as next year’s sprouting greenhouse!
I also took a look at the compost totes and I’m really really happy with how they are looking. Not too bad for a first year amateur’s attempt at composting if I might say so myself. My kitchen waste and garden clippings have composted so well that I was able to bring 2 bins down to one.
Apartment composting tip: Tamp down your bins by stomping around in them (with a pair of boots of course!), then place them in the sunniest spot possible. This will ensure you get the maximum heat possible to properly breakdown everything you put in there.
Drying more hot peppers:
