Gardening Ain't a Game, How to Plant Comfrey, How to Transplant Melon Plants

Comfrey roots can be purchased from eBay, where the package arrives with the roots moist and ready to be planted.

In the 9B garden, activities include planting comfrey roots, preparing pots with moist soil, ensuring proper drainage by drilling holes in containers, mixing and amending soil, transplanting melon plants, mulching the garden, and watering the newly planted items.

Comfrey is used in the garden to make natural fertilizer due to its nutrient-rich properties.

The gardener wears full clothing and boots while gardening to protect against mosquitoes, fleas, and to prevent getting bitten by bugs.

The gardener drills holes at the bottom and on the sides of plant containers to ensure good drainage, especially during heavy rains common in the summertime.

The gardener uses a layer of leaves at the bottom of the containers to eventually turn into compost and adds amended soil on top that includes peat moss, topsoil, compost, garden lime, and granulated vegetable fertilizer.

The purpose of planting daily is to sustain the growth of the garden and to fulfill the gardener's promise to herself to plant something every day, which has contributed to her garden's expansion.