for mothers day, i got a fence and some cow manure. this would probably be an awful present to anyone other than me, but it's exactly what i had asked for. adam and i spent the better part of the weekend creating a 4x8 foot vegetable garden, and refueling all of the pots on the deck. this year, we're going to have an impressive crop of lots of random things that the kids picked out. i truly can't wait. we have so many varieties of lettuces, peppers and tomatoes, pickling cucumbers, edamame, broccoli, sugar snap peas, zucchini, eggplant, pumpkin and even a watermelon. yes, i'm aware of the fact that we're going to be overcrowded. that's where those years of biology and charles darwin come in.
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we've always gardened. i've been interested in gardening for as long as i can remember. i had hoped to instill that love of the earth, recycling and composting into my own children. it happened, and they may even love it more than me. you should hear them talk about the rain barrel. sheesh! anyway, my husband has been inspired every year to grow a fabulous garden of salad or salsa ingredients, and he gets bigger ideas with every year. we've always have a fabulous crop of our home grown, organically harvested produce. after five years of tuscan pot gardening, this year, we had planned to plot a small garden outside of the container.
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long before green was the new black, we were planning away our own little victory garden of the future. well, being environmentally friendly and eco-conscious are now quite trendy, and with the slipping economy, more people are turning back to the garden. what a perfect resurgence in victory gardens. we still have some painting and cosmetics to work on, and possibly some marigolds to plant to ward off my sweet bunny, but we'll see. for now, i could not be happier.
we've already inspired a number of people to create their very own victory gardens. now it's your turn to sow your seeds, spread the message, and promote a little us history. where do you start? here's a great site right here.
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we've always gardened. i've been interested in gardening for as long as i can remember. i had hoped to instill that love of the earth, recycling and composting into my own children. it happened, and they may even love it more than me. you should hear them talk about the rain barrel. sheesh! anyway, my husband has been inspired every year to grow a fabulous garden of salad or salsa ingredients, and he gets bigger ideas with every year. we've always have a fabulous crop of our home grown, organically harvested produce. after five years of tuscan pot gardening, this year, we had planned to plot a small garden outside of the container.
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long before green was the new black, we were planning away our own little victory garden of the future. well, being environmentally friendly and eco-conscious are now quite trendy, and with the slipping economy, more people are turning back to the garden. what a perfect resurgence in victory gardens. we still have some painting and cosmetics to work on, and possibly some marigolds to plant to ward off my sweet bunny, but we'll see. for now, i could not be happier.
we've already inspired a number of people to create their very own victory gardens. now it's your turn to sow your seeds, spread the message, and promote a little us history. where do you start? here's a great site right here.
4 comments:
Very cool, Meg. What is a rain barrel exactly?
that's awesome!
Did you plant from seeds or plants? I try to do all from seeds harvested the previous year, but get a bit lazy sometimes. I am building up quite a collection of heirloom tomato seeds. Too late for this year, but I can send you some to plant next year. Several red, a yellow, and I added cherokee purple this year.
I meant to tell you how nice everything looked on Monday. You and Adam did a great job. I am sure you will get a large yeild from this little garden. the style fits right in with the yard.
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