Garden time

Well, it's that time again. 

Our community garden is now calling us to begin planting new crops for the year. Last year was our very first year for our neighbors to attempt creating a vegetable garden together. We built six box gardens and planted veggies and herbs. Looking back, I definitely think it was a great success (considering we are all very much complete amateurs) and we were able to learn a heck of a lot about this new hobby/thing called gardening. The other week we held our first meeting to decide what we want to attempt to plant/grow and divided up the major tasks of making that happen. This year we are trying our hand at growing some fruit, too, which is pretty fun. We began planting last week and I must say, I'm definitely feeling the effects of some therapeutic gardening. I'm already SO excited to be able to go grab some basil, garlic, and strawberries in my backyard.

...I keep forgetting I have like 75-90+ days of patience before that will be happening. 

This year we are hoping to harvest:

sweet onions

garlic

spinach

romaine lettuce

roma tomatoes

potatoes

strawberries

garlic

carrot

egg plant

bell peppers

pumpkins

watermelon

various herbs

green beans

squash

(honestly, the list looks uber intimidating to me. but hey, if this works out, i'll be THRILLED!)

So, I'll definitely keep the blog updated with the (hopeful) success of the garden. I've promised to make a few changes in my green thumb practices this year, like NOT watering during the hot afternoons... and, actually checking the soil first before hammering the plants with water!...both of which are huge no no's, I've recently found out. Yeah, the fact that I made the two most obvious mistakes is very pretty embarrassing, but at least I'm being honest here!