I\'m Summer, a mouthy, sarcastic bitch. I\'m passionate about natural birth, long term breastfeeding, and living naturally. I curse too much, love tattoos, and will some day be crushed to death by my book collection. I homeschool, dream of gardening, and swing to the left. 
Gardening Talk
I’m so excited to try a garden again this year. Yes, all of my previous attempts were disapointing, but I have a good feeling about this year. I’ve moved the location, looked up a ton of hints and tips, and I am prepared to learn voodoo if that is what it takes.
Already my oh so yummy strawberry plants came in. I special ordered them from a woman that came well recommended as trustworthy in all things plant related. I was promised that these beauties were rich and hardy and could survive my inability to keep things alive. It was a good deal too, 6 plants for $6. I gave half away to Christine to try her hand at strawberries too.
Yesterday I got the rest of my seeds. Tomatoes, onions, carrots, peppers, sweet pumpkins, and some free mellons were thrown in. We’re not really mellon lovers here, so Christine might be getting all of those. I really want to add a lot more fresh veggies to our diet for health and longevity. For all my good intentions we’ve backslid into ick food lately, and I’m determined to change that.
I have this (maybe) bright idea to get some really rich dirt to use in my garden. Since I’m far too cheap to actually go by some I took the boys down to the little park that we love, the one with the wooded area in the back. Thick black soil with leaves, grass, flowers, and everything else composted into it naturally. The boys and I had a blast digging up a huge bucket full of the stuff. I plan to go back one more time to get more to mix into my garden. What I have now is just for the seeds that I’ll be sprouting inside.
We did discover a surprise in our dirt stealing. There is a huge area full of wild onions growing. The city keeps the place generally mowed down where they can, and the rest grows up so thick it’s hard to know what all is growing there. But right now most of the plants are still died down, so the tiny green shoots were easy to spot. I replanted most of them, but we kept a few that I’m going to grow here. Who knows, they might be really good.
[tags]gardening, vegetables, strawberries, onions, seeds, plants[/tags]
Fun! I am sure that you could also find manure for free. Just find someone that has a horse. I remember spending Saturdays helping my parents spread piles around our garden.
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I wouldn’t consider myself an actual “gardener”, but I *love* ‘playing in the dirt’ as my dad would say! Lots of luck with your project!