This year we were fortunate to plant a garden for the first time! It was hard work, but very very rewarding. We just have a little plot of ground in front of our four-plex. When we moved in, it was all grown over with grass and weeds.
It took a lot of sweat and tools to get it all pulled out. The soil was better for making pots than vegetables, so we had to sift out chunks of clay and add clay buster. We added seeds, water and time, and voila, a garden!Our harvest included: many nice green onions, some small white onions, some withered green beans, a plethora of beautiful and tasty tomatoes, a couple stunted carrots, one little head of lettuce, and a variety of squash (acorn, zucchini, winter, and spaghetti) that turned out very strange because they cross-pollinated with each other.
While our harvest was sometimes a little disappointing, we learned a lot and loved watching it grow. We already have a plan for next spring.
That's awesome, you guys! Planting and harvesting a garden is so rewarding! I miss having a little garden...it's just not easy to do here.
ReplyDeleteI miss you both!
P.S. I can't wait to see a blog post titled "The Fruits of our Labors" next May!! ;)
ReplyDeleteWOW!! That's a lot of produce, labor and harvest... Dad will be very proud of you. I recognize the Mexican basket you bought on your honeymoon. Yes, Jill is so right, we can hardly wait to see the fruit of your labor come May! Love you.
ReplyDeleteHey! I did not know you both did this!! I'm sooo impressed! Good job!
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