My newest venture this year is to try to grow edible stuff. You can save quite a bit of money by growing your own produce, and you have more control of what goes into the produce to make it all grow. Living in an apartment has its limitations, though, as you can imagine. I did invest in some pots, though, and started some herbs and tomatoes from seeds back in March and April. It has been a lot of fun watching the little plants appear above the surface of the soil! We have already been able to eat some of the lettuce and should be using some of the herbs soon. Another great blessing and adventure is having the opportunity to share a garden with some friends of ours, Kristin and Charlie. They recently moved to a place with a back yard. Even though I couldn't convince Kristin to break the law and raise chickens for eggs in city limits, they were considering planting a garden. So, we joined forces with them in hopes of saving some money and learning a lot about gardening along the way! They've done more of the work so far with tilling the soil and watering, but Elliana and I were able to get in on some of the planting. They bought some plants and some seeds, and once again, it has been fun to watch it all grow. Apparently, the garden resembles a jungle right now thanks to all the weeds that need removed. Hopefully we can get over and help weed this week. If we get the produce we're hoping for, we'll have yellow squash, bell peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, lettuce, onions (ugh!), more herbs, green beans, butternut squash, cucumbers, and beets (just for them).
These pics show my porch garden and their garden at its beginning stages. I'll follow up with a post of more recent pics.
