Who would have thought? Have tried growing vegetables many times but they always died on me. Even a very green-thumb-friend set up planter boxes with proper soil, drainage, & selected the assorted tomato plants, to no avail! All I had to do was water them, yeah right! I was ready to keep spending the big buck$ in Honolulu for eating greens.
While at Fukuda Seed Store, buying a bottle of EM-1, I saw a small composting bin that was perfect for my needs. Fukuda-san told me how to add the food waste,and EM "bokashi' and that's it. I followed her instructions to the letter and felt so environmentaly-correct doing that; reducing the volume in my trash bin significantly. http://www.emamerica.com/
Okay, not to count my chickens yet but the planter boxes are now actually sprouting little green shoots. Will keep monitoring daily, okay, every couple of days when I remember...dare I hope for fresh salad greens?
Here are photos of the planter boxes with the tiny new plants. Let's hope they thrive! Made more compost and added to the lemongrass cutting. Also have a very nice curry leaf plant in a small pot. Sure smells good; haven't used it in cooking yet. Also gave some to the skinny Neem tree. The neem leaves can be boiled to make a tea that is a natural, organic insect repellent. Can drink too but must be very bitter. Probably is really good for me!
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