frustratedearthmother
Sustainability Master
Had the best thing EVER happen today! My son called me for help. Not something new in most families maybe - but in my family it is usually me calling him for help. He has recently bought a home with some acreage. I tried to convince him that he has the perfect place for some 'critters' but he's not having it.
HOWEVER - he wants to plant a garden! He came and borrowed the tiller and after a couple of hours he calls asking if I can come over. Why, I ask? He says, a little sheepishly, that he needs help. I ask what kind of help and he says.... with the new garden.
I couldn't get there fast enough, lol. The house he bought has a beautiful raised garden about 30 x 30 roughly. The soil is beautiful! It tilled up fine and dark and loose and just awesome. But, after the tilling he didn't really know where to start. He told me that he's watched me for so many years that he thought he could just do it - but he wanted some guidance. I swear I thought my heart was gonna swell up and burst right there!
We rowed it up - even though I thought beds instead of rows might be better, it's his first garden and he wanted it to look like a 'regular' garden. So, it does. He had bought a bunch of seeds and was ready to stick them all in the ground. I persuaded him to wait on a few things like corn and purple hull peas. I told him that they need warm soil to germinate and even more heat to thrive. So, he planted cabbage. From seed... directly in the ground. No reason why it won't work - I've done it before but I did think that for his very first garden that he might want to start with plants. I just couldn't bring myself to try to dissuade him from anything. I'm tempted to sneak over there one day while he's at work and stick some plants in the ground, lol.
Ya'll keep your fingers crossed that his very first garden will be a success!
HOWEVER - he wants to plant a garden! He came and borrowed the tiller and after a couple of hours he calls asking if I can come over. Why, I ask? He says, a little sheepishly, that he needs help. I ask what kind of help and he says.... with the new garden.
I couldn't get there fast enough, lol. The house he bought has a beautiful raised garden about 30 x 30 roughly. The soil is beautiful! It tilled up fine and dark and loose and just awesome. But, after the tilling he didn't really know where to start. He told me that he's watched me for so many years that he thought he could just do it - but he wanted some guidance. I swear I thought my heart was gonna swell up and burst right there!
We rowed it up - even though I thought beds instead of rows might be better, it's his first garden and he wanted it to look like a 'regular' garden. So, it does. He had bought a bunch of seeds and was ready to stick them all in the ground. I persuaded him to wait on a few things like corn and purple hull peas. I told him that they need warm soil to germinate and even more heat to thrive. So, he planted cabbage. From seed... directly in the ground. No reason why it won't work - I've done it before but I did think that for his very first garden that he might want to start with plants. I just couldn't bring myself to try to dissuade him from anything. I'm tempted to sneak over there one day while he's at work and stick some plants in the ground, lol.
Ya'll keep your fingers crossed that his very first garden will be a success!
Whatever, lol! 
