The Ikea pots I planted Eggplant and Basil in on 3/21/13 are not doing so well. The plants are small and stunted, and a bit on the yellow side, which to me indicates overwatering (even though I'm not watering them often at all).
Today I received a delivery of
EcoScraps products I won from a facebook contest they held. I decided to put it to the challenge. I repotted one of the sickly eggplant and basil pots using the EcoScraps Potting Mix, and watered it in well. I added a very light layer of mulch on top, since these pots get full blaring afternoon Florida sun!
I will take weekly pictures of the (hopeful) progress and let you know my thoughts as the weeks go by.
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| EcoScraps Compost Mix, All Purpose Plant Food, Liquid compost and Potting Mix |
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| Sad little eggplants and basil. One month old exactly and barely hanging onto life. |
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| Closeup of the near death experience happening here. |
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| Removed soil builder, filled with EcoScraps Potting Mix, replanted and watered in the seedlings. |
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| Added a light layer of mulch to help retain moisture. |
I also added, per the instructions, 1 TBSP of the all purpose plant food to two of my Artichoke plants in pots today.
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