4.26.2010

My Garden

I decided a while ago that one of my projects this summer was going to be planting a container garden on our back patio.  My parents have always been into gardening -- we had a large vegetable garden in our backyard growing up -- and I felt that growing a small vegetable garden would be a fun adventure.

To start, I borrowed eight pots from my parents, and went to Logan's {the best garden supply store ever} to buy plants, seeds, and soil.  I got tomato, bell pepper, banana pepper, and bush cucumber plants; summer squash and bush bean seeds; and four huge bags of Logan's potting soil.  I also got plenty of advice from my mother, who I called several times to ask questions like "What size tomato cages should I get?" and "Where do they keep the seeds?"  I planted everything the same day.  It was hot outside, but I have a genetic inclination to plant things, and had so much fun.

I've since been disappointed with how little work my garden requires from me.  I go outside once a day to check on it, make sure squirrels haven't been breaking off the stems of my plants again {because when my seeds were first growing, I had a problem with that}, see if the soil needs watering, and send out positive growing thoughts.  I plan to sit on the patio in my camp chair and enjoy the outdoors this summer.  I'm excited with the possibility that I might be able to eat produce from my own garden {even though the amount of sun we get on the patio makes that unlikely}.

4 comments:

  1. What a beautiful garden! Hopefully you'll get something out of it.

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  2. I'm wanting to plant a tomato plant on our patio - there is ONE corner where geraniums did well last summer, so, hopefully a tomato plant will like it too. I should probably start that - though it still gets pretty darn cold here at nights, so, maybe in a few weeks when spring/summer has really begun. I also want to do herbs - but my previous herb attempts died rather quickly. Basil would be delicious. I love fresh basil.

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  3. Look at you and your green thumb! Happy Birthday, by the way!

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  4. beautiful garden pictures, mary. can you come and take some beautiful pictures of my garden???

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