the little kitchen garden
It’s a MIRACLE. We have edible things in our backyard, that I planted, that are actually growing and taste amazing. There is a good chance no one but my dad was reading this blog when I posted about this, but to say the least, I have had a rough past trying to grow anything. Lo and behold, when we moved into this new house, we had a backyard that had been full of fruits and vegetables. A Japanese couple had been growing just about everything you could imagine and while this intrigued me, I didn’t know where to start to carry this on.
By the time we got over this and started thinking about the backyard, we had weeds knee high where a garden use to be. So I decided to get serious about this and get rid of these weeds one by one. One of the hardest projects I have ever tackled, but probably the most satisfying.
Next, Mr. Hungry constructed the beds with stones that were in the backyard already plus a few fresh ones. And then sometime last fall, I took the plunge to see if I could make anything grow.
I started with all tiny plants (instead of seeds…I needed to see some progress quick to feel like I could half way do this) and around Christmas, I had managed to keep all of the herbs alive and we started getting broccoli. I’m still sticking with the fact that we have magical soil because I’m not sure I gave these things TLC everyday like they might need.
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