Veggie garden!
I am definitely not what you would call a ‘plant person’. I’ve avoided houseplants for most of my life, and I’ve never had much interest in taking care of anything but a couple herb plants.
But a few weeks ago, all of this changed suddenly. On a whim, I bought up a bunch of dirt, pots, seedlings and seeds, and decided to turn my little balcony into a vegetable garden. And suddenly I am the most enthusiastic (albeit clueless) gardener you’ve ever seen. Multiple times a day I go out to check on the plants’ progress. Despite my lack of experience, everything seems to be growing quite nicely. I think we’re just days away from our first harvests…
At this point, I can’t recommend vegetable gardening enough! Do you grow any food?
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8 opinions for Veggie garden!
Jodie M
Jun 4, 2008 at 3:55 am
Good to see you sticking around for a bit!
I love veggie and herb gardening, I’ve just finished a 3 month stint away from home but now I’m back I’ll be getting stuck right into some planting. Thanks for the reminder! :)
VinnieG
Jun 4, 2008 at 7:03 am
I love growing my own veggies. There is nothing like going out on a whim and grabbing some vegetables and some herbs from your garden and whipping up a salad or popping them on the grill right from the garden.
Diana
Jun 4, 2008 at 1:32 pm
We have a huge patio garden this year. Last year we had two tomato plants to start. Now we have eight tomatoes,eight, peppers,squash,cabbage,eggplant,green beans,cucumbers and we are even trying watermelons. I have no idea how they will do but we are just so excited about gardening. Like you we went a little crazy at the greenhouse and bought more than we intended but everything is growing very nicely! Happy you are back for a little longer, Jul!
Jul
Jun 4, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Jodie - get planting! Luckily you have plenty of time left in the growing season. :)
Vinnie - I can’t wait to be able to make a salad from my garden. As you say, I bet it’s fabulous!
Diana - what great variety! And I’m glad to hear I’m not the only over-enthusiastic gardener out there. :)
TopVeg
Jun 5, 2008 at 8:03 am
If that photo is from your garden - you are doing well! Congratulations - I bet it smells and tastes good!
Jul
Jun 5, 2008 at 8:35 am
TopVeg, it is indeed my garden. I’m very proud of my little peppers. :) But the tomato plants smell the best.
Adele
Jun 18, 2008 at 7:00 pm
I have always had good luck with house plants, but this year I did the same thing! I had to have a garden. In our urban setting, this ment pots and troughs filled with dirt and seedlings from a garden store. I recently wrote a post on it too. Your veggies look awesome! I am also clueless but have found lots of helpful info on…http://www.yougrowgirl.com/
Jul
Jun 18, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Thanks for the link, Adele. Looks like a cool site! Best of luck with your urban garden, too. :)
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