Part 4
Putting it All Together
Debbie Teashon
Take a handful of moss and gently squeeze out the excess water. Using a bamboo stick (or chopsticks or something similar,) push the moss through the hole in the top, and then move the moss into place to line the bottom. Push more moss in as needed, to form a layer over the wire. Work your way up the side to the halfway point, pressing the moss into the sides, creating a well for the soil to go in.
Place your funnel over the hole and fill the well up with potting soil. Take more moss and keep working it up the sides and filling with potting soil. The wet moss will hold in place when you press it against the wire. Make sure you create a good blanket to hold the soil inside the ball. When you reach the top with the moss and fill it with soil, water the ball well to allow the soil to settle.
Do not press the soil down; let the water and gravity do it for you. Place the wire globe in a colander or set it on a plastic four-inch pot; drain well.
Gardening for the Homebrewer: Grow and Process Plants for Making Beer, Wine, Gruit, Cider, Perry, and More
By co-authors Wendy Tweton and Debbie Teashon (Rainy Side Gardeners)
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