Frugal Friday: Our little garden!
I'm so excited to report that, after five and a half years of marriage we actually planted vegetables this year! We lived in an apartment up until the beginning of last year, so we tried planting things in planters but we never were successful since there was not enough sun. We were planning to plant at least a few things last year, but my pregnancy complications and fatigue ended uprooting our well-laid plans.This year, with no excuses and grocery costs on the rise, we jumped at the chance. We planted three different kinds of lettuce, basil, parsley, oregano, two different kinds of tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. It wasn't much, but we didn't have that much space to work with and I also wanted to start out small.
Our lettuce coming up--hooray!If things continue to grow like they are, in a few weeks, we'll have fresh salad ingredients right out our back door--for pennies a piece.
My only regret? That we didn't plant at least five times as much as we did! I think I'm going to buy as many planters as I can get my hands on next year and we'll do full-fledged container gardening. Not that we know what we're doing, but we can certainly make a learning experience of it!
If you only had a small area of ground to work with, what would you plant? Have you tried container gardening before? If so, any tips, hints, or suggestions for me?
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posted by Crystal Paine at 1:12 AM
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