A Garden?

We've never had a garden, certainly not a "real" garden from scratch.  This year we're going for it -- Daddy Mac even built a wooden frame for some good ole square foot gardening and then filled it in with some turbo dirt.   Sam and I planted a whole bunch of seeds in trays indoors and are waiting to see if anything ends up growing out of the dirt.  Gosh, I hope something happens; I'd even settle for a weed!  We've got lettuce, cucumbers and carrots as well as snapdragons and some other kinds of flowers I can't remember right about now.  Details, details.  Today I got a little crazy and picked up some basil and black eyed susan seeds as well.  Heck, for 25 cents at the Dollar Store, you just can't beat it.  I sure have wasted lots more money on much stupider things.

Man, those small packets sure do come with lots of seeds inside.   Since we still had lots left over after squishing a bunch into the trays, we went ahead and planted some outside, too.  It will be interesting which location will yield better results, if any.  I guess a lot depends upon whether it stays warm like this or if we get one last burst of cold air.  Punxsutawney Phil did see his shadow after all, so you just never know when winter is truly over.

Sam's really gotten into it, even transforming some random ice trays into "mobile seed carriers" filled with dirt and seeds and another tray on top to create the whole greenhouse effect.  Dontcha just bet that his ice cube trays with zero drainage end up sprouting the most little green things.  On the flip side the fact that he spilled half the dirt on the kitchen floor yesterday while transporting it all didn't help the cause any.  I made sure to vacuum that up right away -- sure don't want to have to live down lettuce sprouting out of the grout on our kitchen floor.  There are minimal standards around here to maintain.  Gotta watch it or I might end up on some ridiculous reality show starring clueless gardeners giving "Hoarders" a run for their money.

Now it's time to water, wait, watch and wonder!



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