G is for GARDEN
How can I let the letter “G” pass me by without showing shots of my garden?
This season has been a wonderful time of anticipation for me and my entire family. From its’ humble beginnings to its’ fruitfulness- and now, sadly, its’ decline.
My “giddiness” over watching my tiny broccoli and cabbage plants, plus all the flower seeds I sowed shows me that it doesn’t take much to make me happy. It has been totally satisfying to nurture little plants, yank out annoying crab grass, and pick lettuce for my lunch. What was a fun project with my kids, has become a way of living.
Next Spring, my husband and I plan on constructing more raised beds in a huge plot we have in the backyard. This plot has had everything in it- from many tomato plants to a pumpkin patch to a sunflower field to a barley field (its present state). We plan to grow all of the vegetables we consume on a daily basis- lots of lettuce, broccoli, carrots, and asparagus- I can’t wait.
Beginnings of life…
Maturing and ready to…
eat!
A couple years ago I heard a podcast about backyard gardening and the obvious benefits of “city plots”- raising awareness of sustainability and community is part of that equation. Nothing new, but a concept that does seem to be foreign in my generation. Young families tend to pride themselves on how quick they can zap something in the microwave or tear open a fruit snack package. Convenience can be great when needed, but for me, including my kids with how food is grown and picking it is a memory I hope they will carry on to adulthood.
Oh- I thought some may ask why we built raised beds…we found that we dealt with far less weeds, rabbits (we have many in our neighborhood), and they just look so neat and tidy.