Quick At-Home Garden
(republished from Food For My Daughters)
First of all: all 7,000+ Peace Corps Volunteers are being evacuated globally right now and the entire program is currently suspended. With that in mind, my departure for Uganda in June is unlikely, and my calling is now local again. I will share whatever knowledge I can that you may find useful. Let’s start with this quick at-home garden you can create in less than two hours. Here’s the example.
I revived a raised bed garden originally created by Farmer D at Nicholas House (a transitional home for families in Atlanta) one spring in a way that would model how to do it for anyone who wants to start growing food. I bought supplies commonly available at Home Depot, for a total of $50, and included things I thought might be both quick growing and interesting. Small harvests are possible within two weeks, and can continue until late May in our metro Atlanta climate. (If you live father north, this goodness can last even longer).
Here is what I included: lettuce transplants, onion starts, and radish seeds, plus three kid-and-culinary-friendly herb plants (chocolate mint, spearmint, and rosemary), which also have stellar aromatherapy benefits. Note: You can plant greens closer than the package says if you use the “cut-and-come-again” harvesting method where you take an outer leaf or two from each plant every few days…
