I Feel Like a Real Gardener !
It’s January and for the first time in my life when this month hit I was excited to get gardening catalogues and start my planning.
Admittedly I’ve done nothing BUT I am excited! Doesn’t that count?
This year I’ll try and do better by the onions, carrots and lettuce. I’m thinking of picking up a few more Smart Pots for those. Not too many because I’m still gardening in a small space.
I’m finally reading my copy of Momma’s Guide to Growing Your Own Groceries by Kimberly Eddy. That has me stoked even more. True this gardening guide is not written with the container gardener in mind but it is written to help you get started growing items you will actually eat (rather than just start fondly at). Having lived in Europe Kimberly’s book is great with practical advice on thinking through the placement, design and application of your garden so that your grocery budget will be reduced (the ultimate goal).
Kimberly has been at this (13 years in 2005) much longer than I have (year 2 wahoo!) so I’m counting on her advice to help me have a better harvest. We did GREAT! with our tomatoes and potatoes last year. This year I’m adding better cucumbers, lettuce, onions, carrots, and peppers to the bunch.
So are you gardening this year? And if so what are you planting?
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February 20th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Crystal says:I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s really excited about gardening this year! The bug bit me about 3 weeks ago and I’ve been planning away. I should mention that this is my first attempt at “growing my own groceries but I love a good challenge. I actually plan to blog about my exeperinces along the way and would love to hear any input from others. If you get a chance check out my first post I’ve written so far. Good luck and happy gardening!
http://savvymommablog.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-first-garden.html
April 5th, 2010 at 4:23 am
Rachel says:Thanks for the book tip! We always had a garden when I was growing up and this year I finally get to have my own REAL garden. It is huge and I have no idea what to do with it. Want to grow some pumpkins. Need to figure out what my family real really eat, and not just look at!