Friday, March 02, 2007

The Coming Spring



I plant a little (very little) garden. For a long time we had a very large garden, but it was much too big for me to tend. We diligently planted it and the deer hungrily ate it, for the most part.
We gave it up in 2001, and for several years we had no garden.
Then four years ago we got a small satellite dish and could remove the large C-band dish from the side of the house. We had kept the ground beneath the large dish mulched and barren so we wouldn't have to mow beneath it. When we finally hauled the large C-band dish to the shed, I decided to turn this barren earth into a very small garden plot.
So for several years now we've planted tomatoes, peppers and squash in this small plot of earth. It amazes me what we can grow in this tiny little patch and I've come to learn that folks who believe they need a large swath of ground for a bounty are mistaken. We have hauled more produce from this 5' x 5' spot than I ever thought possible.
In January, when the weather was abnormally warm for that time of year, I began to pine for the feel of earth in my hands. I usually buy my plants at the local nursery, but I thought I would start my own this year.
Above you see the fruits of my winter efforts. I have lots of pepper plants sunning on the picnic table today (looking a little windblown, I fear). My tomato plants have not done so well. The garage does not receive much sunlight; indeed, most of my house doesn't because of trees and the side of the hill we're on. So I think the lack of light has hindered the tomatoes, much to their detriment.
The other plants are herbs. I saw a couple of herb kits while I was purchasing seeds and on a whim I thought I'd buy them and see what happened. So I have oregano, basil, thyme, etc. coming up in these little pots. I will soon move them into a larger planter and they will decorate the deck.
We have a warm day, with too much breeze, but it feels like spring is on the way. Today I'm thanking the higher power for the hope of renewal and rebirth that this time of the year brings.

4 comments:

  1. Oh I'm so ready for spring :)

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  2. We lack any kind of window sun space for plants. Are you keeping your seelings outdoors? What are they covered in?

    A big garden is too easy to lose control of. I know because we have one.

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  3. I keep my seedlings inside. Some of them have a plastic cover, the others have been covered with cut-in-half water bottles.

    I can't wait for spring, either.

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