GREEN THUMBED

I can proudly announce that I am a plant mother. (Dramatic I know! )Okay … may have slightly cheated by buying some already planted but I did plant some from seeds. So do not get it twisted. I decided to take up gardening because it is something that I have liked doing from young. I just wasn’t mature enough at the time, to fully be able to look after them. Also this is gonna sound weird but having plants make me feel… less lonely.

Now time to get into the nitty-gritty. (scroll down for pictures)

Majority of the stuff I bought from B&Q, apart from a couple of pieces I got from home-base including miracle gro and red onion seeds.

The first thing was the soil. My dad wanted to garden as well so we bought a big batch of Verve multi-purpose soil 125L. Retailed for £8.49. The brown pots for a pack of ten retailed for £1.10, which I think is good, when you have Pound land as garden rivals.

The seeds cost only £3 for a whole vegetable pack, so hopefully by the end of summer, I will have some veggies fit to eat. In the pack you get Dwarf beans, spring onion, tomatoes, lettuce, kale, carrots and a bunch of other veggies.

For flowers, which I notice sprouted quicker I got Sunflowers as well Cosmos.

From B&Q I also got a strawberry plant. Which has been giving me trouble. Sometimes its happy and stands strong or flops down . So I did some research and from pictures, it looks like it is supposed to flop anyway because as the flower grows into the fruit-it becomes heavy . Hope that makes sense.

Aloe Vera I bought in Asda I think , with the help of miracle grow it is less yellow, and I heard if you eat when it is yellow its a natural laxative but do not take my word for it. I bought it to make natural face masks.

“to plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow” – Audrey Hepburn

I hope you found this insightful or helpful if you are a beginner. I know it is not everyone’s cup of tea but nonetheless it is a great way to stay productive. See ya!