Went to the plant nursery 2 weeks ago, before CA was put on lockdown.
Here’s some baby kale I started from seeds & some lettuce & tomatoes I bought/transplanted.
Missing my nyc home, but thankful hubs & I have been in CA since Xmas. @thespybrief

Romaine lettuce, neat.
This is the stump of a romaine lettuce I had in the fridge. It was pale yellow 5 days ago when I plopped it in a rocks glass with 2 fingers of water & set it in the window. Regrowth has begun! Time for this puppy to go into some dirt.

This is the lettuce stump that my husband stuck in water yesterday. I will change the water daily and check for regrowth, if regrowth happens then it will get potted too!

The 5-day-soak romaine, neat, in dirt now. I use a mix of black gold + condensed coconut coir growing medium. Rocks at the bottom for drainage.

Rinsed out eggshells, drainage holes poked in bottom. Dirt inside, then marigold seeds. Eggshells are good for gardens, they add calcium to the soil. If these marigold start, I’ll crush the eggshells and use them as mulch when I transplant. Marigolds are natural pest repellants.

We eat a lot of citrus in this house. Worms don’t like citrus peels so I don’t put them in my compost. I let them dry out and then use them as mulch.

Garden update: repurposed vintage ironing board = plant stand.

Garden Pro tip: if you are doing a grocery run at Target, make time to go the the garden section. Mine has tons of seeds for sale. Get flower seeds to go with your veggies. We could all use flowers this summer. And butterflies and bees and hummingbirds love flowers too.

Now is a great time to begin composting. You don’t need anything fancy to make compost. Just some space outside to start a pile, plus time for it to decompose. You don’t even have to turn your compost, you can just let nature do the work. I like this: https://zerowastechef.com/2015/08/04/compost-for-the-lazy-throw-it-on-the-ground/

You don’t need fancy pots to start a garden. You can repurpose other things. I use cardboard egg containers to start seeds. Wash out yogurt containers, cut tops off plastic gallon jugs and poke holes in the bottoms for drainage.

As promised, here’s my greens-obsessed chihuahua, Tito, enjoying kale microgreens after I thinned my seedlings today:

“Gardening is expensive”
Um...nope. My seed starting containers, thanks to @Klondikebar, @Target Market Pantry brand oatmeal, and @cvspharmacy Gold Emblem brand chocolate covered cashews.
(We are basic in this house, y’all.)

“Gardening is expensive”
Nope. Sprouted grocery garlic cloves planted in a former salad greens container.