Sunday, February 1, 2009

How Does Your Garden Grow?

My husband is building a garden in our backyard. I had planned on visually chronicling our vegetatious adventures, but my camera has suddenly decided to stop working. So to paint a picture for you, we have a big pile of dirt in our backyard. It is good dirt though (can you picture it?). And it is surrounded by logs. But in any case, does anyone know anything about gardening? Because I don't know the first thing and I could certainly use some help. One of Jonathan's fantastic clients has offered to teach me all about canning vegetables, so look forward to that being an interesting endeavor. Any words of wisdom on all things gardening and vegetables is appreciated.

4 comments:

Jenny Ruth said...

Wish I had some words of wisdom! =( can't wait to see how it turns out!

Allison said...

Hi There,

I found your link through your comment at aqua poppy designs. I just chose the same background and was about to leave a comment, when I decided to click on you just to see how the background looked on someone else's blog. Your family beautiful! How old are your kids? If you don't mind, I might check in with you here and there, I think we've got some things in common!

Julie Heriard Culpepper said...

When you plant tomatoes (if you buy the ones that are already growing) be sure to plant them deep. So deep that you only leave part of the leaves and stem showing. This makes them more stable. You will also have to stake them as they grow to keep them from falling over. "Better Boys" are really good! Lots of sun and don't drown them with water. Good Luck! Julie

Meredith said...

Thank you, Julie! I am super excited about not having to buy tomatoes anymore! :)