Ikea Pots and Mother's Day Plantings

On a recent visit to Ikea, I spotted these metal, blue planters and had to purchase them for my back cement slab, or more lovingly referred to as the back patio. Most of Ikea's planters, however, do not have drainage holes so I recruited my trusty husband and his drill to make my containers more plant friendly.

I decided to add some rock to help with the whole drainage situation.

Here are my extra tomato seedlings from the greenhouse. I obviously sowed too many seeds; this flat represents my bounty after I transplanted around thirty seedlings in 4 1/2" pots. A rule of thumb is to transplant flats of germinated seeds after their first true leaves appear. The first leaves you will notice on a germinating seedling are referred to as the cotyledons while the next set of leaves are known as the true leaves.

Received some Thai Basil for Mother's Day. I love this stuff because it is so easy to grow and the bees love it!

I also planted some lemon thyme, chives, and greek oregano with a little Riesentraube(cherry tomato) in the center.