i just have to chuckle at my attempts at "container gardening" this year. check out this pot next to our front stoop. looks plentiful, right? the funny part is that most of what's growing i did not plant -- and the unplanted and untended plants are doing better than the ones i have been nurturing since their tiny beginnings. this pot was supposed to hold basil, which we started from seeds this spring and have been able to harvest a small crop from. (garden fresh pesto is SO good -- thanks for the recipe, charity!) when i repotted the basil seedlings into this pot, i added some soil from our compost bin. before i had a chance to weed it, our neighbors pointed out to us that we had pumpkins growing! i also noticed what looked to be a couple tomato plants sprouting up. i decided to just let them all grow, and this is how it looks today. (i hesitate to point out how this compares to the two tomato plants behind the pot that i actually planted...) we'll see if the untended pumpkins and tomatoes have a chance to bear much fruit, since they were started late in the season, but it's been fun to watch. so, anybody have any advice on using composted soil in the future??
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