April 29, 2009
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Gardening
I am now a proud owner of an 18' x 20' plot at one of the community gardens in town.
The "community garden" movement has been spreading like wildfire in communities around the country. I heard about it many months ago but didn't pay enough attention to it until now. My mother has been complaining about how our apartment patios don't get enough sunlight and therefore our plants do not grow big enough. After about a year of this complaining, I couldn't take it anymore and decided to get her a plot in the community garden. I hope that she'll keep this gardening up once the new plot is available to us (this Friday!). She has been annoying me by complaining about not having enough space and sunlight when currently she doesn't take much care of our own patio garden. Anyhow, I'm all for finding ways to make/keep my mother happy and busy.
I was going to wait until we get a house so we can design our own garden but my attempts at house hunting is progressing too slow. If we don't begin seeding now, there will be no harvest come summer. It'll be great to spend some time with my mom and learn something useful from her. It's been hard on me to see her growing older everyday yet I have less and less time to spend with her because I'm working to build my (our) future. Aside from taking time away from work to travel with her, I think this is another great way we can bond. Besides, wouldn't it be great to eat fresh veggies and fruits every day? And have fresh cut flowers in your house all the time? Any leftovers can be given to friends, neighbors, coworkers, or the food bank. What the heck, $25 annual fee for the community garden plot with access to water and gardening tools is well worth it.
The only problem I have is that I am terrified of worms. TER-RI-FIED. But I'm going to try it...I'm going to see how green my fingers are.
New Years Resolution #112 -- grow a garden -- ACCOMPLISHED.
Comments (2)
sounds fun!
I heard that, for ever $100 you put into a garden, you're supposed to get like $1,000 worth of return (in veggies/fruits) over the long run. 
Your first $25 has definitely been well spent!
oh dear...if u haven't seeded anything by now...most likely u won't be able to harvest summer comes...u should buy plants with flowers already so u can get the goods later this summer...or else u'll have to wait to seed in jan/feb...cuz when the cold comes...everything will die...i know all this cuz that's how i bond with my parents...actually...more like they plant and i eat...the perfect bond!
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