Entry FeedWho likes to garden? I mean, really, come on! You get dirty and sweaty in the sun. And then their are the prickly weeds and the weird and scary looking bugs. Yep, certainly not a fan.
However, this week something possessed me to try gardening. Blame it on the kids who saw all of the colourful petunias right near the check-out (complete impulse purchase).
$200 later I had a hoe, some annuals, some perennials, a couple of fruit and vegetable plants, some grass seed and 3 bags of soil. And I was ready to go.
Did you know that gardening is really hard work? I swear that the old lady next door (87 and still keeps a perfect lawn and garden) was amazed that after 10 years of living here I have finally taken an interest in the garden. In fact, she was so amazed that she stood at the fence pointing out weeds to me while I worked.
Husband is the lawn and garden guy. This was sort of by default as he grew up on a farm, and therefore had more experience making things grow and dealing with dirt. I, on the other hand, assumed that I had a bit of a green thumb growing up, only to face the reality of throwing out plant after plant that turned brown or yellow or dried out under my care.
Monday and Tuesday this week I started the gardening. First, I had to hoe all of the grass out of the garden. You see, Husband likes to throw the clippings onto the garden when he cuts the grass. I don't know why. So grass started growing between the plants in the garden until it took over. Then Husband tried to claim that it was "decorative grass." Nope.
I lay the plants out around the garden in the front and back and got to work. Really, I had to guess where in the garden was "half-sun" and "full-sun" but fingers crossed it will all work out.
Son Two was the biggest help, and I am hoping that he has inherited his father's green thumb and under his influence the garden will prosper. Plus, with all of the rain the past few days, these new plants may just have a fighting chance.
Or it may just be a big waste of $200...