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A couple of weeks ago I shared that I am starting a patio garden for salad and herb ingredients this spring. I usually try to grow a small variety of herbs year round for cooking, but this spring I plan to expand my patio garden to include more herbs and a variety of salad ingredients. I don’t have much experience or success with gardening, and that very hard, orange Georgia clay out in my yard has me retreating to the screened porch for most of my gardening. Since I am a novice gardener, I went with something that is supposed to be fail proof – the brand new Gro-ables from Miracle Gro. They are pre-packaged seed pods that make it incredibly easy to grown your own herbs and veggies from seed.
I am using containers in a variety of shapes and sizes to grow my vegetables. Several long, rectangular shaped planters are being used for my lettuces and a couple of my herbs. The remaining plants will be grown in round pots that I can more easily stack up onto place onto holders.
Per the Gro-ables package instructions, I removed the lid from the seed pod and pushed the seed pod into loosened soil, until the seed pod top was even the soil surface. It’s not even necessary to cover the top of the pod with soil. The pod contains a blend of mulch, seed and fertilizer. Afterwards, I thoroughly watered them and placed in a sunny spot on the porch.
There have been a couple of minor challenges already with my new garden. Some unexpected arctic air swooped down last week and gave us freezing temperatures for a few days. This set the rest of my gardening plans on hold. I hope to get everything else planted this week, and hope that we have seen the last of the cold temps.
The other challenge involves this little guy.Â
He seems to like eating seeds. A LOT. After the first time I caught him with a face full of dirt, I covered the pods with a thin layer of dirt. It hasn’t deterred him very much, so Winston has been banned from the screened porch.
Yes… we’re talking about you. BAD dog!
think that Gro-ables are the perfect way to try something new and grow something for the first time. After all, they are guaranteed to grow, when used as directed. I have some more plantings to do this week, and I have a feeling that my Gro-ables are going to begin to sprout any day – despite a couple of small setbacks. Stay tuned for another patio garden update within the next couple of weeks. I’m really looking forward to feeding my family home grown salads with a fresh herb vinaigrette in the coming weeks!
I love how simple it has been to get my garden started with the Gro-ables seed pods. Learn more about Gro-ables from Miracle Gro from the video shown above.
Have you begun your spring garden yet? Any tips to pass along?
Mine are beginning to sprout! I’m so excited! I’ll be posting about it within the next week.
What a great way to grow a garden in a small space. A patio salad is a great idea! We have a huge garden every year.
I love the growables pods! They make growing my own herbs and veggies so easy.
I really need to get busy and plant an herb garden. I like the idea of being able to use containers I can sit on my porch.
I really want to get an herb garden going. I think it would really inspire some awesome recipes like your potato salad!
I am not doing a garden this year. Thank you for sharing your update.
I think these are cool for flowers, but I prefer organic for veggies.
I was just wondering about these. Never used them myself. Went as organic as possible this year. I’d be interested in how “natural” these really are? Especially in today’s world.
Great post, adorable dog…you have all the angles covered! *smile
How neat! I love how easy Miracle Gro has made it! We just bought a house that closes next month, so I don’t think we will be settled in time for a garden this year, but next year we are SO starting a decent sized garden in the backyard!
this sounds wonderful, I want to start a garden with my kids this summer, this sounds like it would be a nice fit.