Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Our tiny Garden

I planted a garden almost a month ago now. We have a patch of dirt that is 3 feet by 10 feet on our patio, It took me hours to clean out all the filth that was in that patch! Glass, nails, bottle lids, a LOT of rocks, toys, etc! And you know what? Gardening pays! So far, mine has paid me 3 pennies haha.
I planted daffodils (which are now dying because of the very cold night a few nights ago), shasta daisies around the daffodils, carrots, zucchini, watermelon, jalapeno, rosemary,
and two topsy turvey planters with one tomato and one strawberries.
I didn't know how well the garden was going to grow because we don't get direct sunlight because the fence is to high. I think I over compensated with too many things that I planted. Oh, and I plan to do potatoes too but haven't cut them up and dried them yet.

I am a very impatient person and have been working on it for a while. I made little signs saying what was planted where and put the expected day of when I should see something pop up. I put the higher end of the estimate down to help with patience. That day came and passed 4 days ago...still nothing.....I thought I would make them funny so here's Mr. Potato Head and Super Carrot Man!

Then yesterday I was bent down looking at the garden and I noticed my carrots sprouted!! I did a little happy dance because the garden wasn't a failure!! Today I took the kids out there again and noticed that my Shasta Daisies have sprouted now too! HOORAY! Still waiting on those zucchinis.....
The kids LOVE playing outside. Its hard to have more than one out there at a time because one always grabs my tiny shovel or rake and tries to mimick what I do and they dig up the dirt. AHh! My seeds!

On a different subject- for those who don't follow my weight loss blog, I have now lost 25.5 pounds!! If you are interested in following it the link is KatiesWarWithChocolate.blogspot.com
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2 comments:

  1. VeraApril 13, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    awesome! As far as gardening goes, no direct sunlight might matter right now, but in the heat of the summer, it will actually be a good thing. You'll discover which grow best with the less sun and that can be your focus next year. The size of your garden doesn't matter, you'd be amazed what can grow in a small space and verticle gardening is great too...i've never used those topsy turvy's love to see how they work for ya!

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  2. RobynApril 13, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    With our new apartment I got a garden that I can plant in. I haven't decided what to do yet, but I also don't get a lot of Direct Sunlight. I do get some, but it doesn't last long enough. Your little seeds will eventually sprout into something wonderful. Just be patient (I know..I hate that word sometimes too). =D

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