Starting Healthy Organic Seeds: Organic Compost Wins the Race

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Tomato Plants Sprouted from 
My Compost Pile

Repotted to Grow in the Sun

Last week's discovery of tomatoes and basil growing all over my yard still has me reeling. I had been berating myself for not yet finding the time to plant seeds, when they miraculously appeared in the most surprising locations--the cracks of my driveway and my compost pile!

The three pictured above are a mere token of what I harvested from the edges of my compost pile, and the surrounding area. Basil seedlings were found sprouting in the large pot I had grown this crop in last season--already sprouted and looking delicious. Apparently the compost I stirred into the soil after removing the remaining plant material, really did the trick.

Compost is widely known as a good medium for starting seeds and an excellent soil enhancement. I now will also label it as my 'fertilizer.' Look how healthy my sidewalk 'seedlings' are after only two weeks in the pot:

Miracle Basil!

Last year's crop of basil and tomatoes was my first effort at organic gardening. I was pleasantly surprised with my excellent yield per acre (tongue in cheek, as we're talking about container gardening here!), especially given that I used only organic compost to enrich the soil. Pests were removed by hand along with weeds that threatened to crowd the precious root systems.

Success was an abundant crop of basil and tomatoes--enough to share--and many enjoyable servings of bruschetta. What is your favorite Basil recipe?


Related Posts:
Composting 101: Part I
Composting 101: Part II
Composting 101: Part III
Composting 101: Part IV
Composting 101: Part V

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