A Beginning...
Today I ordered seeds for my garden... Looking outside at the mountains of snow it seems incredible that I'll be able to plant them at all! However, I've ordered them today anyway. After much deliberation, I've chosen things which were edible entirely or partially: some calendula, some nasturtium. a sunflower (whose flower buds are edible), "dolly" basil (this one is reported to be a prolific producer of leaves -- maybe it will like the conditions I have), red pod asparagus bean, Chinese mallow, salad burnet, chervil, mitsuba, some corn salad, an edible Chrysanthemum, a wild arugula and two kinds of Swiss Chard ( a red and a green). Many of these I've never tasted before, but would like to try...
Only some things seem to want to grow in my garden. Last year the herbs I planted did fairly well as did the beans and sorrel, but most other things didn't grow well at all. There was an unexpected bonus though... Not having much in my garden, I discovered I could make very good feeling, tasty meals with the dandelion, chicory and plantain which grow prolifically all over my yard... These I don't have to care for AT ALL. They just grow!
Consequently, this year, I'm wanting to try leaving more of my garden space, like the yard, in the Gods' hands... so I've chosen things I think will work with the kinds of conditions which are supplied naturally, by Mother Nature. The corn salad, chrysanthemum and arugula I suspect I'll be growing indoors under lights, but I'll try them outdoors first and see...
Like SO MUCH of life, each year my garden is a FRESH, NEW experiment. I never know what will grow. Maybe what grew last year won't grow this year or maybe what didn't grow last year will this year or... Maybe I choose plants that like cool and wet and the Gods send hot and dry... Each year, my garden is therefore also an adventure and where I go from its conceptualization is an improvisation...
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