Check out what's growing in our basement!!!! I took my large fish tank and have converted it into a little greenhouse to start up my tomato and basil plants! The tomatoes are growing like mad, but the basil (right) just started sprouting this week. I hope it picks up, because I have plans to make LOTS of pesto this summer ... and will need gobs of basil to do so.
Over the weekend, I tilled up more of the backyard and DOUBLED the size of our garden. I am excited to plant in it in a few months!
We're growing 3 types of tomatoes:
We will definitely have some extra plants, so if you want a plant or three, hollar!
It's been about 4 years since I used the aquarium for fish .... and this is what Esse did when there were fish in it:
I'm not saying I'd never put fish in it again ... but I've been so mobile the last few years it seemed a waste to get a stock of fish going, then have to give them away when I moved.
Besides, where would I start my garden plants next winter????
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Basil...I love basil especially when it is fresh. I need to plant my basil seeds. I just love the smell. MMMMMM.....
Jaclyn
can i come stay in the guest room and then steal your plants?!
Mary, you are WELCOME to crash here .... and I'll just GIVE you some of our tomatoes. We should have 36-ish plants and there's NO WAY I'll be able to handle that many!
Just make sure that your lights are close enough to your plants (they should be 2-3 inches from the plants when the plants have leaves on them as yours do - according to the Sedgwick County extension office) Otherwise the plants grow too fast towards the lights and their stems aren't strong enough to handle the weight of the leaves and they fold over. I have my plants going too. Isn't it awesome to watch how quickly they grow?!
oooooohhhhh...I've seen them w/ the lights super close, but didn't know if it was for a particular reason. That makes sense.
I'm going to have to tweak my setup a bit.
haha...i think you shoulda called it a "snack machine" for esse....haha! all she had to do was figure out how to feed the fish...put the feeder on auto...and magically-FISH COME TO THE TOP OF THE TANK! amazing!
~Robin
that black circle at the back of the tank IS an automatic feeder!!!!
I would totally take dibs on some tomato plants if you still have extras... we're going to try a garden this year, but not from seed. :) And I'm glad we didn't try adventuring with it before this insane weekend!!
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