I think I've become addicted to gardening. I get to play in the dirt and water the fruits (or veggies in my case) of my labor grow. I like to think that it teaches me patience as well, since you can't exactly rush the growth of plants. Since this is a blog about food, you guys are going to have to hear me ramble about my vegetable garden every once in a while. I hope it will grow into something to be proud of. I also hope that I will eventually have so many veggies that I have to give them away. :D
First trip: To Woodley's Garden Center! I went out to shop for bushes for the front yard with Mom and the neighbor. Little did I know, they would trick me! They were actually going to a garden seminar at Woodley's, which I was not so excited about. While they were listening to some man ramble on about centipede grass, I went exploring in the vegetable and herb section. Cue me spending too much money on a cute pot and some herbs to put in it. I can't help it! The lady's enthusiasm for plants was infectious, so I ended up with basil, oregano and parsley. I can't wait until they grow up enough that I won't feel like I'm damaging them by stealing some of their leaves to put in tasty foods.
After that, I came home and planted these herbs in the pot. Dad asked me, then, to plant tomatoes that he'd bought in another pot. And the addiction begins! I scoured the Internet for information about growing vegetables in containers, since I'm too lazy to till the soil and all. Apparently it's pretty easy.
Trip number 2: Lowe's! Seeds, potting soil, pots and little cups to start the seeds in. (I'm a little late for the seeds according to the package, but I figured South Carolina has a long enough growing season that the few weeks won't kill me.) The seeds were so fun to buy because I stood in front of the display for nearly forever deciding what I wanted. I decided on: Green beans, peas, carrots, butternut squash, cantaloupe (I don't have high expectations for those) and eggplant.
When Daddo found all of my little seed cups, he told me that we would work together and build big planters for the porch so I can grow them there. I'm so excited to build things and move my soon-to-be baby plants to the big planter.
Looking at the packages again, I realized that I started too many seeds. I figured I'd pick the best looking ones to move to the big planter and pots when the time comes. Time for a seed olympics of sorts!
They've only been planted for 4 hours, and I'm already excited to eat them. Now to remember to water them as often as they need. Oh goodness, patience will be needed. Expect far too many updates as they start to grow!
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