What to Do With Tons of Bottle Caps

When you have an entire row of plants in bottles with water like me (go hydroponic!), you're bound to have a few extra bottle caps on hand.  I think I just used to throw them away before, but mostly I just throw them in with my other gardening accessories like used cups and bottles.  Before you know it, I had over a dozen of assorted caps.  So I made use of them to make a little walkway in my garden.  Well for now it's just a "step way" (one step and that's it), but when I get more, it'll become a full fledged walkway.  That should minimize the dirt under my slippers. Cool huh?

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Hydroponic Basil and Foliar Feeding

A couple of days ago, I talked about hydroponic mint and foliar feeding and how it seems to be working out just fine.   Will the same treatment work with Basil? That is, will Basil also grow and thrive in a pure water medium?  Let me give you a roundabout answer.

Hydroponic Mint and Foliar Feeding

I finally did it!  I managed to put jargon in my title.  Today, I'll talk about another chapter of my mint adventures.  First of, let me tell you about the multiple varieties I now have:  my original Chocolate and Japanese mint, my Jean donated Peppermint and Lemon Mint, my new Swiss Mint and my Sua donated Spearmint.   Whew!  It's a good thing I've become somehow familiar with their leaf shapes and scents.  Otherwise I'd mix them up.