STARTING YOUR OWN KITCHEN GARDEN

Having my own kitchen garden was something I always wanted to do. Luckily I picked up this quarantine.

It can be a very relaxing and fulfilling hobby to watch plants grow. Every day you see progress, I almost wanted to change careers and become a farmer or thinking more realistically a gardener.

For a smaller living space, it makes sense to grow small plants and herbs that you use on a day to day basis like onions or if you’re an infused water/ tea person mint leaves.

I found that I could regrow leeks, onions and carrots without planting the seeds. You can imagine my excitement when I found out I could skip the dull process of germination. Although I must admit that when regrowing the plants turn out smaller than when you plant with the actual seeds.

The best home containers I’ve found is when you can use is when you upcycle plastic bottles, old bags and Tupperware that you were about to throw away lol.

This is one of the best ways you can upcycle plastics in the kitchen and on an added point, if you don’t like the outside of the containers, you can always paint it and let your creativity run free. The plants are surely not going to complain that the container is bright green instead of moss green!

As I was doing my research on how to start a small kitchen garden I found very useful videos on Pinterest for regrowing plants, but this is basic level knowledge for beginners.

Google (the respecter of privacy) got to learn what I was looking at kitchen gardens and in no time Ron Finley also known as the Gangster gardener master class ads were all over my social media… thanks google

Anyway, there are a few reasons why you should register for their course.

Ron Finley takes common household items like; an old drawer, old containers and even a sport shoe, yes! that’s right a sports shoe, what can he not grow plants. Then upcycles them into beautiful planters and containers.

As a beginner myself I haven’t reached his level of expertise but working my way up. When you start with a kitchen garden it opens up your mind to more creative avenues to grow. If you have an empty container start by growing some garlic and onions and see how it goes.

Article written by Grace Kisilu