Oh My Garden!

             I've been saying I am going to plant a garden for the past five years and THIS IS MY YEAR! I got a little excited at Walmart and bought 12 different plants, which may be a little much for my first go round, but I'm confident! I don't have the best reputation for keeping plants alive but I'm trying to rehabilitate myself into a great gardener. I've had a houseplant for well over a year now that is beautifully green, so that's a start. I bought it because it specifically said it was "hard to kill," and they were right! It survived my neglect for the first six months. I've recently committed to being more mindful of watering and caring for my plants. I have several succulents (which you can kill without trying too hard, by the way), a pathos, and air plants, in addition to my "hard to kill, I don't remember the name of it" plant. They're all pretty low maintenance so planting my garden will be taking this whole plant tending thing to the next level! 

         We planted our seeds in cardboard egg cartons, watered, and waited. On the fifth day, broccoli started to sprout (cue angelic music)! I've never been more excited about broccoli in my entire life! Seeing those tiny sprouts of green made my entire morning joyful (I'm not kidding, which may be quite pathetic). The other plants started to come to life in the next few days, with the exception of the bell peppers and the Danyelle Red Oak lettuce. We were a little disappointed about the peppers because we like them but I've never had red oak lettuce before so I don't know what we'll be missing. Five different kinds of lettuce is a little much anyway when I'm really just a spinach loving lady. The lettuce variety came in a pack of five so I just planted them all. We will not be deficient in calcium, vitamin C, biotin, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, copper, iron, chromium....who knew lettuce could provide so many nutrients?! Now, if only it tasted good without being drenched in something...oh well.  

        The zucchini are as tall as my middle finger is long so I'm thinking transplanting is in our near future. I got wooden pallets (for free, score!) to make a raised bed garden. Figuring out the most level spot in our cratery (it's a word if I say it, autocorrect.) yard, laying newspaper and cardboard, and filling the spaces with dirt, is on the agenda for tomorrow. This West Virginia weather acts like it caught a fever with the inconsistent temperatures; in the 70's one day and then snowing the next! Hopefully the last frost has come and gone so my baby plants can grow big and strong and then feed me!