Another Project
Since I really could go shopping every day (the honest truth) I decided that it would be a really good idea to dive head first into another hobby. Over the winter I began dreaming about growing some of our families favorite fruits and veggies. I was gifted a few strawberry plants last year, and I ate some of the most delicious tomatoes from my own plants, so this year I decided to go BIG (300 square feet big)!
Starting a garden can be expensive if you need to start from scratch. After rototilling the grass behind our garage, we brought in 6 yards of half soil & half peat to create a less clayish environment. We also purchased some fencing to keep unwanted critters out of my garden. I planned in advance for the majority of these expenses by hosting an early Spring yard sale where I earned most of the money needed for my garden.I LOVE to eat salad, so when I found out that Earthbound Farms was offering FREE packets of lettuce seeds I signed right up to get a packet, and I immediately began growing them in my windowsill. I also got a jump start on the pumpkin seeds that Boaz received for Easter.
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Between plants from the farmer's market, what I started at home, and seedling gifts from another friend, I will be growing: Strawberries, tomatoes, corn, pumpkins, sunflowers, green peppers, red peppers, hot peppers, summer squash, lettuce, broccoli, green beans, cucumbers, and watermelon. Hopefully my thumbs will green up as I grow up into a real gardener.
2 comments:
Who did you buy your tomato plants from? We're going to go out and buy our seedlings this weekend. :)
I purchase from the Walled Lake Farmer's market... located downtown WL, on Wednesday's from 7am-1pm
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