Our garden last year was sad. Really really sad. I think we ate 2 cucumbers, a bit of broccoli, one night's worth of cauliflower and a whole lot of lettuce. This year, I'm changing things up. I'm going to try a Container Garden on my deck and I'm super excited about it!
I want to grow our food for a few reasons.
I want to:
1. feed my family healthy organic produce
2. start a new hobby
3. teach my children how God makes things grow
4. burn 150-250 calories per hour while gardening - lol
5. have the satisfying feeling of, "I made this!"
and
6. $ave money!!
Because one of my reasons for growing food is to save money, I'd like to put as little out in the first place to get started. Of course I'll need to buy seeds and good soil, but I also need pots...and lots of them! I rummaged through my house to see what I could find.
Here they are - just waiting to be filled with nutrient rich soil and FOOD!That'd be a kids water table in the corner, a few old Rubbermaid's from the garage and yup! a baby bathtub!
I drilled holes in the bottom of everything for drainage. I have a few more pots in the front of the house that I'm going to move to the back and a couple more big Rubbermaid's to add.
I'll post a new pic when everything is filled with dirt and looking pretty.
Hopefully, in a couple months, I'll have an awesome pic to post of everything overflowing with big bushy leaves and brightly coloured veggies! Mmmm!
I'm attempting to grow:
-cucumbers
-tomatoes
-broccoli
-cauliflower
-green peppers
-zucchini
-carrots
-spinach
-lettuce
A bit ambitious? Maybe....Wish me luck!
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