Domestic Commando is for SAHMs and SAHDs (really, can't we come up with a less depressing term? Domestic Commando is so much better than SAHD) who want to enlist and take charge of their stay-at-home parenting decision. I like to serve up helpful tips (Tactical Ops), easy recipes, family preparedness info, and an occasional side of attitude. Whether you're home for a few weeks or a few years, stop by for a positive perspective that's a little bit old school, a little bit new school (sometimes I wish I'd homeschooled), occasionally crunchy and always efficiently self-reliant.
Renewal
The time has finally come to re-fresh the herb garden. My wonderful herb plants lasted many years but it’s time for a new start. Living in Florida, I’ve found that I have most success by planting my herbs in containers.
The best thing about a container herb garden is that you can have herbs anywhere you live. When Hubby and I took our boat sabbatical (we cruised from Jacksonville, Florida to the British Virgin Islands for 18 months on a once-in-a-lifetime crazy adventure), we actually had a little potted herb garden. That poor thing took more tumbles in unsettled seas, and the thyme and parsley couldn’t quite endure. But Herb continued to yield enough basil for my “pesto rustica” throughout the journey.
So last weekend, I emptied all the old pots and discarded the unhealthy remains in the yard waste can. I took as much of the soil that remained and spread it in a couple of the low spots in the yard. Then I added a little bleach to a one of my yard waste cans and added water. The pots took turns soaking in the solution and then were set out to dry.
Hobie, the Tabby boy cat, looks on as the pots are prepared.
Coming up: what I’ll be growing for my kitchen.