A Garden-Like Year

A Garden-like Year

       This year I decided to get into Gardening with my mom. I had been talking about doing it since Fall of 2018 but I don't believe anyone took me seriously because I was normally tipsy when I brought it up. Imagine my parents' surprise when Spring finally came and I said, completely sober, "I think i'm going to do a Garden this year!"

       

      My mom gave me a plot of her gargantuan front lawn garden and I got to work putting soil on it and a wood-chip pathway. We had gone to Home Depot where my mom spoiled me by letting me pick out pretty much anything I wanted within reason. The first trip I picked out Lavender, Chamomile, and Sage herbs, A Dianthus plant that had pretty pastel pink flowers on it which I ended up planting into a big Cement pot, A Poblano plant, and Day Lilies. Turned out the package of Day Lilies didn't even have any bulbs in it so we had to return it. My mom let me pick out a different package of bulbs so I picked out pinkish regular Lilies. I had also got packets of flowers like Snap Dragons, Nasturiums, and Sweet Pea. Then I had gotten some vegetables like Poblano (extra long Jalapeno) peppers, Carrots, and Beets.

      I planted the Chamomile and Lavender into planter's boxes and as I said the Dianthus into a chiseled cement worn pot which looked very pretty. I planted my Poblano Plant and got my other vegetables planted. The next day got my flowers planted. I sprinkled Cayenne Ground Pepper on the soil to ward off pests. My mom had told me that it's a hack to keep away birds.

I did some research about gardening. I learned...

• Crushed Egg Shells keep away slugs and snails

and...

• Cornmeal deters Weed growth 

      When I was planting my Lilies, I discovered leaves connected to stems in my Garden. I asked my mom if those were weeds or what. She told me they were wild Strawberry plants. I have no idea how they sprouted in my garden so quickly but I wanted to keep them because those plants at Home Depot are expensive. I transplanted them to another little plot my mom gave me. I asked myself "Why didn't I think of getting a Strawberry plant?" but now I don't have to.

      I thought it might be nice to hang a wind-chime in my garden so I found one my mom had bought me when I was seventeen. I realized it was wooden so I didn't want to keep it outside because I didn't want it to fade or get damaged. We had gone back to Home Depot for a few more things and my mom let me pick out a wind-chime and a hooked pole to hang it from. I picked out a pink butterfly with flapping wings. It's a nice touch in my predominantly pink flowered garden. 

Now I can only hope that my Garden will thrive this year and that birds, deer, rabbits, and squirrels stay the hell away from my plants.