My little herb garden

But after buying lots of herbs over the last few weeks and throwing out rather a lot of them when they had wilted, I decided to try and grow a few myself. Now, I am not a gardener. I enjoy it on the rare occasions I do it but I would much prefer to do other things. The main problem with that is that after a rush of activity I then forget about things and have to do a major weeding and tidying job that turns me off gardening for a few more months. I was going to buy one of those above-ground metal garden thingos but they were so expensive. And, given my poor track record with gardening I thought it better to maybe start small and build up to bigger things. (The similarity between this and the 12WBT has not been lost on me - another good lesson learned and put into action!)

My 3-pot herb garden.
Maybe the kumquat (in the largest pot)
will get regular watering too.

So, last Friday I went to Bunnings and bought a selection of herbs - plus, snow peas and a strawberry plant. I also got some veggie and herb potting mixture.

Yesterday I cleaned out a couple of old pots I had lying around with dead plants in them and planted out the herbs. I have put the pots close to my front door where they have a good chance of catching my attention so that I will remember to water them.

It is all about setting yourself up for success. Those 2 'P's of Planning, Preparation and Persistance! And in this case, Purchasing, Pot Preparation and Planting!