I find it odd that I’m perfectly capable of caring for a dog, but give me a plant and the thing is dead in less than a week. I mean it’s a serious black thumb problem I have. We offered to water our neighbor’s plants while they were on vacation and I made the husband do it since I was afraid I would instantly kill them all. Despite my inability to keep plants alive I’ve always wanted to have a little herb garden. The thing is when I got into cooking recipes would call for fresh herbs. So I would buy a package of mint, for example, and then only use two tablespoons. The rest would sit in the refrigerator and go bad in no time. Those little packages cost like $2 and you can buy a pre-planted herb for $2.99. The way I see it is my black thumb is not only killing the plants, but my wallet too … hahahaha!
So this weekend the husband and I went herb shopping. My big thing was I didn’t want to start from seedlings. Apparently Home Depot doesn’t carry herb plants, only seeds. I just assumed Home Depot would have them, so when they didn’t we had to go a different route. We found basil at the grocery store and then chives, mint and parsley at a flower shop. If I’m able to keep these four herbs alive I plan to add rosemary and thyme to my little “garden”.
We laid down some plastic so the potting soil didn’t get all over the hard woods and started planting the herbs.
When I was done planting the husband and I talked about where we should put our herb plants. We have this little “balcony” off of our living room, which I’ve never really known what to do with. A while back I stuck an odd chair out there. I wouldn’t say it is an eye sour, but not exactly elegant either. If I am able to keep these herbs alive I think it will be time to say goodbye to the old chair and hello to our herb garden.
But for now a little cohabitation will be going on. I don’t think the chair will mind sharing the space. :)
After only one night my basil is already wilting. I’m praying it perks back up. This is not exactly the start I was hoping for.
People, please cross your fingers and channel some of your green thumb vibes my way!! I really hope these little guys make it. Any tips for me on how to keep these little guys alive?
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