We usually have at least a tomato plant in the summer but this year we decided it was time for a garden. It is a little garden but it is still a garden. Our back yard is very shaded and our soil is not dark and rich, it is hard red clay. It seems like a lost cause, but we tried a few different things to hopefully make it a thriving garden. So a few weeks ago we found a spot that gets the most sun, trimmed the tree above it so that more sun can make its way in. We dug up a layer of the hard clay, and filled it in with top soil and natural fertilizer. Then began to plant...
Two tomato plants
We also planted chives, mint, and merigold flowers. Not only do I love chives and mint, but they are said to keep certain types of bugs away because of the sents they give off. I have to admit, I do not love merigolds but if they do keep bugs away I will begin to love them very quickly!
We also planted a cucumber plant in a different area, away from the garden. The tag on the plant said it needed 6 feet of space, so we found another sun spot in the yard and planted it there. Hopfully it will grow big enough to need all that space!
I had to have some parsley and basil. I planted them in a pot, right out side the door. So when I am cooking, they are right there. I have been using them almost every day. That is the great thing about herbs, they just keep growing like crazy!
Here is the garden three weeks later
Our first tomatos
There really is something special about a garden. I find myself going towards it, checking around everything and making sure its okay every time I step outside. My husband said to me the other day, "if you keep stairing at it it will never grow." And all of you who know him can surely hear him saying that:) I love him, and my garden!
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