Channeling Sophie's Garden

Carol's garden is in Port Hope MI, in a rural, lakeside community. She has lots of space and expertise. Laura' garden is located in Centralia WA, in a small suburban yard challenged by access to sun and space. Debbie's garden is in Deckerville MI, in a smaller rural yard, where rules are ignored.

Each of us is applying what we learned at at our mother's and grandmother's knees in space once owned by Sophie Mayer Birg Harter on Rangeline Road. Sophie immigrated to Detroit in 1908 from Heufeld, a once German (Donauschwaben) community of Hungary. Her hope lives on.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Growing to get rid of the winter blues

About two weeks ago while we were having another snow storm, I started some herb seeds (basil, chives, and curly parsley) in clay pots. I put them in my kitchen window. I covered the parsley and basil with storage bags to keep them moist. Two weeks later they are all up. It snowed again yesterday. I am so sick of snow. I will have to keep the herbs moist so they do not dry out. When they get a litter bigger I will have to thin them and put them in a salad.
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  1. LRMarch 13, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    Do you use a florescent lamp or just day/sun light?

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  2. DQMarch 15, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    I just used the sunlight from the kitchen window.

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  3. LRMarch 15, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Me too. I can see how it would be helpful to use the florescent lighting though. Need to think about that! :)

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