I pulled up in front of my house this morning, and my lawn is starting to look GREEN! I am completely done with winter this year and cannot wait for things to warm up. But all these signs of spring got me thinking...what are the things I need to get started RIGHT NOW so I can have the flower/veggie garden I hope for this spring/summer? Beds to dig, borders to build, seeds to start...it will be a busy month! Good thing I have some free labour from the hubby to help me out!
My big reason for wanting my own veggies this year is control. I know what I grow in my own garden won't have chemical pesticides and fertilizers in it. Not only that, but fresh grown produce just tastes better! The strawberries my neighbour grows are AMAZING when you compare them to the tasteless California giants!!!
I also built a salad table last year to grow shallow root veggies, like lettuce, kale, spinach etc to free up some of the other space in my tiny yard for other things! I got the design for this off of the Martha Stewart website. (love her!)
http://www.marthastewart.com/article/salad-table
Happy Gardening!
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Hope your salad table gets lots of lovely veg! Are you going to try and eat seasonally as well? So you're not buying stuff out of season? I might be tempted to try it myself. I think fruit is the hardest thing, because it takes years before you can start harvesting fruit of your own.
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