Mistress Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
and pretty maids all in a row.
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
and pretty maids all in a row.
Well, my name isn't Mary and I have no idea what silver bells, cockle shells or pretty maids are, but I do have a garden and it is growing...almost in spite of me. You see, Mary may have been a contrary gardener, but I am an impatient one. I tromp out at least once daily to look for signs of life in my garden, and I even dig away a little at the crusty afternoon top soil to help the seedlings find their way to the air. It's all done with the best of intentions, but I'm pretty sure I knelt on one of my corn seeds and I'm positive I decapitated another. :( I just need to let nature do its thing, especially since it is doing a good job without my hovering and smothering. Here's an example of what has appeared so far. I have...
14 corn plants growing (out of 20 planted - but because of my foolishness, the most I can get is 18. My fingers are crossed!)
One Autumn Gold pumpkin plant
One Heritage Raspberry bush
6 Early Girl tomatoes, 2 Roma tomatoes, and 1 cherry tomato plant (bush beans and watermelon not pictured, but they are growing, I promise!)
I also planted scallions, but I had way more wee black seeds than I needed, so I thought I would save the rest for a later planting. I then had, however, a graceful moment and dropped the seed packet, spilling them on the east side of the garden. I tried to pick them up, but they are tiny...TINY!...I tell you, so I gave up. This mass of green is my garden oops, and it is, OF COURSE, growing really well. (Yes, that is muttering you hear.)
So, my garden is faring well. I think it would do better if I'd just quit bugging it so much. Grow dang-it! Gardening is my lesson in patience this year.
14 corn plants growing (out of 20 planted - but because of my foolishness, the most I can get is 18. My fingers are crossed!)
One Autumn Gold pumpkin plant
One Heritage Raspberry bush
6 Early Girl tomatoes, 2 Roma tomatoes, and 1 cherry tomato plant (bush beans and watermelon not pictured, but they are growing, I promise!)
I also planted scallions, but I had way more wee black seeds than I needed, so I thought I would save the rest for a later planting. I then had, however, a graceful moment and dropped the seed packet, spilling them on the east side of the garden. I tried to pick them up, but they are tiny...TINY!...I tell you, so I gave up. This mass of green is my garden oops, and it is, OF COURSE, growing really well. (Yes, that is muttering you hear.)So, my garden is faring well. I think it would do better if I'd just quit bugging it so much. Grow dang-it! Gardening is my lesson in patience this year.
4 comments :
I'm the same way. I can almost taste those fresh tomatoes, Yum!
The little nursery rhyme at the beginning refers to "Bloody Mary", Queen of England, and the guillotine and torching tools...kinda gruetesque if you ask me for kids to recite! I love having a garden! there's no fresher produce anywhere!
*Torchering tools
gray asks (nearly daily) to work in a garden, can we have a garden, etc. i guess they are possible here but so much work! so i am jealous of all your muddy fun! looks awesome!
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