Wednesday, May 25, 2016

DIY Herb/Cactus Garden


  Any meal is better when you use fresh herbs. And every drink is better when you harvest fresh water from a cactus.
  Okay, you may not be able to harvest the cacti, but they look adorable.
  The best part:it's portable. Take it outside, bring it in, put it out in the rain, bring it in for the winter.
  I couldn't believe how light and easy to move it was. And now I have fresh dill for my potato salad! Which I wil also make for you sometime. 

But one thing at a time. Firstly, the herb garden.

What you will need:
  • Bucket
  • Empty Coffee Grounds Aluminum Container (Take the label off)
  • Soil 
  • Herbs (I used sweat basil, cilantro, mint, sage, rosemary, dill, and thyme)
  • Cacti and/or Succulents 
  • 1 Tall Tupperware (Almost the height of the bucket) 
  • A Dog 


What you will do...



Take the label off your aluminum container and while you are distracted by admiring it, have your dog tear open a hole in the soil bag. 


Please make sure that the dog rips the hole in the most inconvenient place possible. 


Plant the succulents and cacti in the container. Place on top of tall Tupperware in the center of the bucket. 


 Pack dirt in all around leaving about 4 inches at the top 




Water the soil, place herbs on dirt. Fill in gaps with soil. And there you go!




This funky dude. 












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