insectsftw
Leafing Out
Hi there!
My husband and I recently purchased a new home, and the yard came complete with a nifty little garden area that has, as far as we can glean from the neighbors, been unused for years. The soil in it is fabulous . . . it's clear someone in the past knew what they were doing. I've even found the remains of what once must have been lovely compost heaps, now forgotten. I have chickens, geese, and guinea pigs, so I anticipate getting those compost heaps going again pretty soon.
My former gardening attempts have just consisted of me having a bit of fun, nothing serious, a bit of randomly pushing seeds in, watering, and seeing if they grew. That was, surprisingly, spectacularly successful, but I know in reality a garden takes more work than that, and I was lucky. Now that we own our first home and have a sense of permanence, I feel safe in committing much more to having a successful garden, and I can't wait to get shoulder deep in compost and soil. My husband is equally enthusiastic. He's always loved landscaping and plants. In my case, I really can't muster up interest unless the plant is producing food or useful herbs, but when it does I am hooked.
So in summary, I'm here to learn, learn, learn, because I'm all but starting at zero as far as knowing what the heck I'm doing. Thank goodness for book stores and neat sites such as these!
My husband and I recently purchased a new home, and the yard came complete with a nifty little garden area that has, as far as we can glean from the neighbors, been unused for years. The soil in it is fabulous . . . it's clear someone in the past knew what they were doing. I've even found the remains of what once must have been lovely compost heaps, now forgotten. I have chickens, geese, and guinea pigs, so I anticipate getting those compost heaps going again pretty soon.
My former gardening attempts have just consisted of me having a bit of fun, nothing serious, a bit of randomly pushing seeds in, watering, and seeing if they grew. That was, surprisingly, spectacularly successful, but I know in reality a garden takes more work than that, and I was lucky. Now that we own our first home and have a sense of permanence, I feel safe in committing much more to having a successful garden, and I can't wait to get shoulder deep in compost and soil. My husband is equally enthusiastic. He's always loved landscaping and plants. In my case, I really can't muster up interest unless the plant is producing food or useful herbs, but when it does I am hooked.
So in summary, I'm here to learn, learn, learn, because I'm all but starting at zero as far as knowing what the heck I'm doing. Thank goodness for book stores and neat sites such as these!
, insectsftw! You'll learn a lot here, and everybody is SSOOO NNNIIIICCCCCEEEE!!! :bouquet
