I knew this stuff was going to smell, but wow. At the advice of one of my garden wizard friends, I fed my babies. I should have thought of it, but I did not. I’m glad I have her to coach me. So, two weeks ago I mixed up some organic liquid fish fertilizer at 1/2 strength and then soaked the cell flats for about an hour at a time in the solid trays to bottom water before putting them back in their mesh trays for proper air flow.
We’ve had two feedings so far, and all of the herbs have responded very well. Everyone is perky and we’ve had significant growth since then, so I think we’ll be ready to go right on time. They’ve had a nice watering since then, as well. That will probably be all for feeding before they go to their new homes, but we’ll see. The ProMix soil I’m planning to use to pot them doesn’t have food, so I might wind up using something different.
Tickets are now on sale for my Herb Garden class at The Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum on April 3! You can decorate a fun planter and take these babies home with you to grow and enjoy in your meals.
Roof Garden Gal 