Our first house

Well, we bought a house. It was scary but that's a subject for a separate blog. The elderly woman who used to live in our house had a vegetable garden and although it hasn't been used in a few years we see it's potential so we took on the backyard this year . . . . or rather I took on the backyard. . . .

Sam (my husband) seemed open to the idea of growing veggies but we agreed that it was a Year Two project. But one day my mother in law starting digging in the yard and it looked so good that we felt the need to continue. So now we own a hose and rakes and shovels and trowels and clippers and gloves and it's taking some getting used to.

The previous owner planted onions. They are right by the back steps. I'll try to add a picture of those some time this week. When the weather gets cold again we'll likely put some onions into the actual veggie garden since I read that they are good complements to other veggies we want to grow (in terms of soil nutrients).

So this blog is for people who want to smile and laugh during our journey - - - because that's truly my goal with this garden. I don't like dirt. Anyone who has met my parents has heard the story of the first time they took me to the beach. I did NOT like being surrounded by that sand (aka dirt). But I do like veggies and this notion of a smaller produce bill so it's worth a shot. We read a little on the internet and checked some books out of the library but the research happened quickly. We only bought the house last week and lots of the things we want to do need to go in the ground right away so it's all an experiment really.