Preparing pots with compost.... an experiment

This is a bit unconventional, but since I'm still experimenting , I guess it's okay. So I had bought these cement pots ages ago and had a lovely underwater ecosystem flourishing, complete with fish, underwater plants and snails... but despite the thermostat, nothing survived the winter.
So, I decided to use them for my gardening.

What I did was, I used the shells from when I had the fish to line the base....hoping it will act like gravel.

Then , I put in a layer of all the dead leaves and cuttings and vegetable scraps from the kitchen, that we would normally use for compost. I also tend to put in used tea bags before I put the soil, especially for tomatoes, chillies and other Nitrogen loving plants.

Lastly, I put in soil. Planted the seeds, watered it just a bit and that was that!

Organic Me

Finally, pictures of my organic garden!
Enjoy....

Lemon Grass

Leeks

Onions

Celery

Curry leaves... The tree

Organic spread sheet

So this is my excel sheet for all the veggies im growing or going to grow. Have a look.

New Beginings

Life has a way of healing old wounds, and the clotting only makes you stronger doesn't it?
I am , of today, a proud German shepherd rescuer.
After a long two days at the Intensive Care Unit.. caring for my granny, loosing my 3 week old puppy to Parvo and a million other normal life annoyances... I can finally relax and get back to my gardening.

New doggy is called "yana" and was rescued from a breeder. Poor thing has been over bred to death.. almost. So now now, lots of good food, love and pampering is what she needs.
Pictures Later... too lazy right now and also the mosquitoes are eating me alive!

The Organic way

Why? you ask.

And I'll tell you that Organic is better. No pesticides, chemicals and other weird stuff you don't know that's there. You can't grow your own farm, especially if you live in cities or in an apartment... but you can grow your own herbs in pots and reduce your chemical intake somewhere. I have been slowly converting my tiny lawn into organic paradise.... So far I have chillies, cilantro,Curry leaves,lemon grass,celery,mint,leeks,spinach and tomatoes.
Pictures soon.....