Inspired by the mild spring weather and anxious to get my fingers in the soil, Bruce and I decided to set up an assortment of containers just outside my kitchen door. We had already set up 2 worm composters on our kitchen deck (so convenient to empty the day's leftover scraps for worm food) and still had plenty of room for potted plants.
The last couple of years, we had accumulated several collectible plants such as the Pink Lemonade Blueberry (the berries are actually deep pink when ripe), Sudachi citrus (a green, mandarin hybrid with a zestier taste than lemons or limes and also helps to lower glucose levels for diabetics), 2 dwarf pomegranates and an Ume bush (Japanese plum-like fruits that are used for pickling).
So we re-potted them in an organic medium, Whitney Farms Uncle Malcolm's Potting Soil mixed with Denali Gold (3 parts potting soil, 1 part humus) and added several kinds of lettuce: Outredgeous, Mascara, Australian YellowLeaf, Lollo Bionda and Tom Thumb to use as decorative, edible borders. We also planted alpine strawberries - some in hanging pots (Temptation and Golden Alexandria) and several 'Alpine Yellow' to surround the Yuzu citrus. Basil, garlic, sage, Italian parsley, chives, Gotu kola, stevia, peppermint and apple mint are the must-have herbs we included in smaller containers. After a deep soaking, I foliar fed the plants with Nature's Solutions Compost Tea and plan on supplementing as the plants grow with liquid sea kelp and my own "worm tea." After 2 days of labor, Bruce and I can sit back and wait to enjoy the "fruits of our labor," at least until tomorrow when we will begin working on our raised vegetable beds for our tomatoes, eggplants, melons and squash! What about your spring garden projects? If you wish to share, I would love to hear about your ideas.
Inspired by the mild spring weather and anxious to get my fingers in the soil, Bruce and I decided to set up an assortment of containers just outside my kitchen door. We had already set up 2 worm composters on our kitchen deck (so convenient to empty the day's leftover scraps for worm food) and still had plenty of room for potted plants. 
So we re-potted them in an organic medium, Whitney Farms Uncle Malcolm's Potting Soil mixed with Denali Gold (3 parts potting soil, 1 part humus) and added several kinds of lettuce: Outredgeous, Mascara, Australian YellowLeaf, Lollo Bionda and Tom Thumb to use as decorative, edible borders. We also planted alpine strawberries - some in hanging pots (Temptation and Golden Alexandria) and several 'Alpine Yellow' to surround the Yuzu citrus. Basil, garlic, sage, Italian parsley, chives, Gotu kola, stevia, peppermint and apple mint are the must-have herbs we included in smaller containers. After a deep soaking, I foliar fed the plants with Nature's Solutions Compost Tea and plan on supplementing as the plants grow with liquid sea kelp and my own "worm tea." After 2 days of labor, Bruce and I can sit back and wait to enjoy the "fruits of our labor," at least until tomorrow when we will begin working on our raised vegetable beds for our tomatoes, eggplants, melons and squash! What about your spring garden projects? If you wish to share, I would love to hear about your ideas. 
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