So last year I posted Gardening 101: Get a plan (click here to read). This year after coming back from spring break or AWOL as I call it, and looking at last year’s garden plan, I’ve decided this year I’m going rouge, cutting the apron strings, being a rebel and going against everything my mom and daddy taught me about gardening.
Dad (who was full of philosophy–gardening or otherwise) says: always plant your rows east to west, the same direction the sun travels, to assure the most sun. Sis says: what if my garden gets a ton of sun the way it is and I want to plan two rows north and south and the rest east to west? That way some of the garden will have a little more shade in the morning. Will the earth stop? Nah, I don’t think so.
Dad says: plant your taters and onions on Good Friday. Well darned if I don’t live in Kansas (zone five) now, instead of Nebraska (zone four), and everyone plants their taters and onions on Saint Paddy’s day here. What’s more? I missed it. I was in Arizona soaking up the sun and learning to golf. So what’s a girl to do? Split the difference!
Dad says plan your rows straight. Sis says: do I get a dad-gum prize if they are straight? Haven’t yet. I think I’ll go for cr0oked this year. You can get more in them that way.
Dad says planting flowers in the garden takes up valuable vegetable space. I say, my fat jeans are tight enough, maybe I’ll go for a few flowers. Besides they make me happy and feel good.
So if you are looking for real gardening tips, stand-by or read last years…they still apply. If you just want to try your hand at gardening without any worries or cares, just buy some seeds, read the directions on the back of the package and put them in the ground while enjoying the sunshine.
Isn’t that what we are really looking for…sunshine and lollipops?
The fresh veggies and canned salsa is just a big fat bonus to me.
What do you get out of gardening?
Simply,
Sis
Tags: gardening tips, gardens, how to grow vegetables, organic gardening, truck garden
Hmm…Haven’t found any seeds for lollipops yet! ;0)
Just getting the first till in here. Hoping the rain will let up a bit to get things moving a bit. I am expanding my garden by more than half this year. But doing less variety. Doing a lot of corn and taters!