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How does my garden grow?

June 10th, 2010 at 02:36 pm

Okay, it’s not really my garden. I’m the cheerleader; my husband does the gardening.

Years ago, during the depression and then during World War II, people planted gardens and called them Victory Gardens. The purpose was to grow their food and have victory over the fear of want. People are now calling them recession gardens. Whatever they are called, it’s sure nice to have one.

Gardens have often been thought of as old fashioned by many and I guess in some fancy subdivisions, rules regulate whether you can have a garden above and beyond a patio tomato pot. Fortunately we don’t live in one of those fancy subdivisions.

My husband has a green thumb, but for years he wouldn’t try growing vegetables because he claimed he couldn’t do it. Yet, three years ago I convinced him to plant some tomato plants. He was highly successful. Last year he planted tomatoes, green onions, herbs, and green beans and again, a success. He branched out a little bit this year and planted everything he did last year and then added some herbs and radishes. We’ve enjoyed the green onions and radishes and I continue to use herbs in my cooking. We look forward to the tomatoes and green beans. It’s nice to eat what is grown and we know where it came from.

The area he has is very small – it’s in the front yard and probably doesn’t do much for the curb appeal, but the backyard is very shady. He tried growing a tomato plant there once…the plant grew very tall, but no tomatoes! Fresh produce has such flavor and it’s handy…go out the front door and get some!

Now, if I could only convince him to plow up the front yard and really go at it!

Posted in Personal Finance, Saving Money | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “How does my garden grow?”

  1. My English Castle Says:
    June 10th, 2010 at 04:07 pm 1276186047
    1276186047

    Your front-yard planting story made me think of something a colleague told me. He's married to a German woman and (in the 1960s)when her parents came for a visit, they were aghast at American lawns. They thought they were such a waste of space and wanted him to pull up the grass and plant vegetables.
    We are spoiled for room, I think.

    I want an apple tree--a lovely apple tree like my English mother-in-law has....

  2. pretty cheap jewelry Says:
    June 10th, 2010 at 07:40 pm 1276198856
    1276198856

    actually front yard conversion to edible is a 'trend' although we have made a (fairly strict) policy at our single family subdivision home to landscape with natives, edibles, or (my emphasis) flowers that I can cut for indoor bouquets.

    Now if I could just figure out how to get my husband to plant things he and/or the kids actually will eat!! Eggplant? hmph

  3. rob62521 Says:
    June 10th, 2010 at 10:44 pm 1276209893
    1276209893

    I would have to agree with the lawn sort of being a waste...it's nice, but doesn't really do much. I guess being in a small Midwestern city has spoiled me, we do have a yard...many folks in big cities don't.

    I've read where kids are more apt to eat things they help grow...maybe that could be an incentive.

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