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Winter Gardening...I Guess It'll Do for NowIt's been hard saying goodbye to the garden for another few months. There are ways to try to recreate the joy and bliss of gardening outdoors.... I started a sprout garden inside. I discovered that a LOT of things will make great sprouts..like the garlic chives that have reseeded in my herb garden every year! I researched the topic and found that fennel, basil, all kinds of brassicas, lentils and lots more are great as sprouts. Broccoli is many times more nutritious as a sprout than as a full grown vegetable. My gears are turning...can I pull off the feat of making pesto from basil sprouts?!!!! Another way to keep up the gardening is to crank up the 'ol Aerogarden again. I just can't get the pump working again. How about microgreens in a shallow pan of light soil INDOORS? Of course, the ultimate boost is to rummage through the freezer and discover a lost stash of dried tomatoes (yes, I freeze them after drying...suspenders and a belt, I guess) or sweet blackberries. Yes, many of the trees and bushes are bare, but I did my homework when I put all of this in...mixing evergreens with deciduous, adding grasses, bushes that kept berries into the late fall, etc. There may not be any flowers (except the lavender and marigolds), but the husband and wife Cardinals are a beautiful and engaging replacement. Soon I'll walk around the yard, gathering rosemary, holly, bittersweet and pine boughs to decorate the porch and windows the way people used to. I feel better already! This blog entry has been viewed 267 times
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What do you have the most success with growing indoors? The first flakes are falling and I'm already missing my flowers.
Autumn,I have grown mesclun mix and salad greens, basil (in the aerogarden) and I currently have a full shelf of sprouts in jars...lentils, broccoli, chinese cabbage, cauliflower, bean sprouts...don't know if the basil and chive sprouts will work out yet. Wild strawberries make a beautiful hanging indoor plant as well. Login or register to leave a comment. |
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