Ghetto Garden

Its been a long time since my last post. Sorry - its been a little busy up here.

I did harvest my first lettuce last week. It was yummy! Tonight, I harvested more. I will definitely be sharing with my coworkers, since I have more lettuce right now than I could ever eat. I made a grilled shrimp and asparagus salad with homemade dijon dressing. It was really good.

Its so satisfying to be eating food that I grew myself. I love that I cultivated and grew the lettuce that is now filling my stomach. I am going to plant my tomatoes and peppers this weekend so hopefully later this summer I will be able to make a complete salad from my very own garden.

I've been mulching since last week. Its a long and tedious process. I am able to fit 5 bags of mulch in my car at a time. So far I've purchased 10 bags. I have 3 more to put down this week, then I'll be heading back to Lowes for more. I definitely will be getting a load from a landscaping business next year, as it will be a lot easier and probably a lot cheaper. I'm definitely skimping on the 3 inches of mulch you are supposed to put down. Since its my first year, I'm just happy to be getting it down.

I need to spend time weeding my ghetto garden. The weeding has really gotten away from me and I'm now growing weeds and grass amongst my food! I was feeling a tad overwhelmed tonight at all of the work that needs to be done out back, but after I took a little break and calmed myself, I figured I will just have to take everything one day at a time. If my garden doesn't look perfect in the first year, so be it. As long as the food grows and I remember to water, I'll be happy.

I must run. I'm quite tired from all of the work I did tonight. I can definitely say that mowing the lawn, mulching and gardening is a great workout! I will definitely be sore tomorrow, that's for sure.

I will post pictures soon, I promise! Until then, visualize a non-ghetto garden. That's what I'm hoping to get to!