this year i actually have space for a garden, which makes me so giddy it's ridonculous
I want to have a flower garden and an herb garden and a vegetable garden
i want a small greenhouse for the backyard so I can grow tomatoes and stuff well into the fall
and of course, i want a few chickens so we can have farm fresh eggs, but that's less likely to happen then the garden situation
I don't really know much about gardening so it's going to be an educational experience and a fun one. I can't wait to surround my house with fragrant flowers. Every day that it gets closer to spring I just get more and more tickled at the thought of buying some top soil and seeds and small plants and asking way too many questions at the local garden shop!
I'm going to buy a few of these and try to grow tomatoes this spring:
I hate digging and weeding. Plus, my deck gets more sunlight than my yard because of the surrounding trees.
that's kind of interesting!
i actually really like putting my hands in the dirt and all that stuff, i just have to have gloves on because i don't like the possibility of touching a bug. haha...
I hate digging dirt out from my fingernails --- that's my main deterrant. I remember loving the feeling of dirt and sand in my fingers when I was little.
yes - that is another reason why gloves are a must for me. But I grew up doing that kind of stuff, and I really for some reason used to love weeding, like it was relaxing or something... and my favorite place in the world as a kid was my grandma's flower garden - i really hope that i inherited some of her skillz
btw i'm gonna be totally addicted to that site now. YIPEE
What's the difference between an annual and perennial? I wish I was more into gardening.
i know one of them comes back every year if you leave the bulb in the ground, and the other just blooms/grows for the year and then it's dead and done. I think. Right?
Very helpful. I was mailed an "exotic seeds" catalogue once. I saved it at home; I'll have to give you the web address. I constantly say to Donovan that I'd like to retire and just garden all day, but he reminds me that I don't have the patience. Maybe I'll start with some herbs in a windowbox on my deck.
yeah i find it very relaxing - the last time i had a little garden was probably about 10 years ago, but i remember i liked it so much! and i am very A.D.D. type and usually don't have ANY patience but somehow gardening really relaxes me and helps me focus! anyway just the thought of it relaxes me so we'll see what happens in a few months, ha
you girls are so cute....you're making me want to start a garden! LOL
i can't wait to do a garden. i love growing strawberries and cucumbers. i'm going to have to find a way to keep the deer out-hair maybe. my neighbors have an electified fence around there garden but i find that a tad extreme. i don't want to find fried duckies in my backyard either.
ooh strawberries would be so awesome!! and cucumbers - i love the prickly crispy leaves, haha
june + strawberries = fresh smoothie time. can't beat it