By gertu on Skatehive
Yesterday was a day for gardening. The sun has been really strong these past few days. All I could do was water my plants and add a little fertilizer to the soil in the pots. I decided to go ahead and sow my seeds. I went out to buy two strawberries and asked the vendor to charge me for them, but he refused; he gave them to me for free. I brought them home and, using a sharp knife, sliced off the thin skin. It’s worth noting that with this method of obtaining seeds, you get several seeds from each slice. I prepared a growing medium with plenty of compost, fine sand, rice hulls, and a good amount of worm castings. Strawberry plants need well-aerated growing media with plenty of nitrogen to grow strong. It’s worth noting that this isn’t my first time planting strawberries; I did it many years ago. I harvested the strawberries in due time. On that occasion, even though it was my first time, I was successful with the germination, growth, transplanting, and harvest of my strawberry plants.